So, that is two objectives Oreo,
eliminate Hamas
Hostages handed back
I wonder which one is the priority?
If rescuing the Hostages had been Netanyahu's priority, their release and return could have been achieved ages ago.
Why do I think this?
It is because every time there was an agreed 'return and ceasfire', Israel broke the terms. And this was stated in numerous newscasts.
The Hostage families continue to hold protests in Israel.
Netanyahu went all the way to The White House , ostensibly to arrange a 'return and ceasefire', but what he did instead was to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.