New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to "open the gates of hell" in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, signaling a hardline stance on the ongoing conflict.

"We have a common strategy, and we can't always share the details of this strategy with the public, including when the gates of hell will be opened, as they surely will if all our hostages are not released until the last one," Netanyahu stated during a joint press conference with visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Netanyahu reinforced Israel's commitment to dismantling Hamas, both militarily and politically. "We will eliminate Hamas's military capability and its political rule in Gaza," he declared. "We will bring all our h...