On Monday night Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference in English for the foreign media in which he said that Israel's war in Gaza is a fight for civilization and against barbarism. The Prime Minister had a determined demeanour about him, was stern and wore the black dress shirt that has become his "uniform" since the attacks of October 7, replacing his usual suit and tie.

Netanyahu said that people believed the world had progressed to a point where such barbarism committed by Hamas against innocent civilians would no longer occur. But the massacre perpetrated by Hamas proved this wrong.