Netanyahu vows to continue war with Hamas amid expected ceasefire

Families and friends of about 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza call for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bring them home during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the hostage release deal with Hamas which could see around 150 Palestinian prisoners and Israeli captives the “right choice.”

Netanyahu’s remarks came Wednesday evening, hours before Israeli hostages are slated to be released from Gaza. He further vowed that Israel would continue its war in Gaza.

“I want to be clear. The war is continuing. The war is continuing. We will continue it until we achieve all our goals,” Netanyahu said.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day ceasefire expected to begin Thursday amid the bloody conflict.

Netanyahu, along with the other members of his special war cabinet, told a press conference earlier Wednesday they will resume the war until Hamas is destroyed and all of the 240 hostages it is holding are released.

The cease-fire deal — whose logistics were being worked out late Wednesday — temporarily freezes both sides at a tenuous moment.