After the Oct. 7 attacks that resulted in the death of some 1,200 people and hundreds of others taken hostage, Israel cannot accept any scenario where Hamas is allowed to remain in the Gaza Strip as a political or military force, Mr. Barak said.
Benjamin Netanyahu must go for botching war, former Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak says
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Barak described the operation, saying that he and two other commandos were dressed as women with wigs and makeup so the team would attract less attention than a group of men walking along a Beirut street at night.
Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid
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