Israel's goal is elimination of Hamas, says Netanyahu

CIA Director set to join fresh hostage talks in coming days

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AS TOP US officials push for a hostage deal and a pause in the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday the only acceptable outcome is the elimination of Hamas and any threat it may pose to Israel.

Speaking at an evening news conference, Netanyahu noted that it was International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

He held up a copy in Arabic of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf" and said it was found, along with other Nazi propaganda, by Israeli soldiers in Gazan homes.

When Israel finishes in Gaza, he said, such antisemitic education will not continue. "If we don't eliminate the Hamas terrorists, these 'new Nazis,' the next massacre is only a question of time," he said.