Tel Aviv, March 20 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a public address to the nation, blamed Hamas for reigniting the conflict and defended the resumption of military operations in Gaza. He posted a video on his X account where he held Hamas responsible for this war. "Israel does not target Palestinian civilians. We target Hamas terrorists," he added, asking Gazans to move to safer places.

He claimed that Israel had refrained from initiating military action for two weeks in hopes that Hamas would change its stance. However, following Hamas' rejection of a proposal by US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, Netanyahu said he had no choice but to order a renewed offensive.

"Hamas is responsible for this war...