Hamas's vow to vanquish Israel after claiming victory in last month's Gaza conflict vindicates Israel's reluctance to relinquish land to the Palestinians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday.
Khaled Meshaal, the leader of Islamist Hamas, made a defiant speech to supporters in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, promising to take "inch-by-inch" all of Israel, which he said he would never recognise.
Mr Netanhyahu said: "We have again been exposed to the true face of our enemies. They have no intention of compromising with us. They want to destroy our country."
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