Where’s Netanyahu? Israeli PM disappears after Hamas operation

Published October 7th, 2023 - 09:27 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the state commemoration ceremony for fallen soldiers on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 26, 2023. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Since the start of Hamas' “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” against Israel, many local media claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disappeared.

The Times of Israel reported that Netanyahu had disappeared since the start of the Hamas group operation against Israel.

Many people have also taken it to social media allegedly saying that the Israeli prime minister has escaped or was moved to a safe place amid the ongoing fighting operation which began on Saturday morning.

Videos and photos showed hundreds of Israelis who live next to the Gaza Strip rushing to airports and their vehicles as they attempt to escape fighting.

Video went viral also showing Palestinian resistance fighters capturing Israeli military bases, and tanks as well as Hamas announced taking some Israelis as hostages.


Israeli military radio said that Palestinian fighters have “infiltrated” Israel from Gaza and seized military bases as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into Israeli territory." />

Netanyahu appears in new video

Meanwhile, A tapped video was shared online on the Israeli prime minister's official X account.

In the clip, Netanyahu appeared talking about the Hamas' “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood." He said: "Israel is in a "war" and "will win".

He added: "Our enemy will pay type of a price which it has never known."

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