Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari has acknowledged that eradicating Hamas from the Gaza Strip is an impossible mission, and that the Islamists will remain there if an alternative to their rule is not found.

“This business of destroying Hamas, making Hamas disappear, is simply deceiving the public,” Hagari said in an interview with Channel 14 news, eight and a half months after the start of the war in the Palestinian enclave.

“Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a party. It is rooted in the hearts of the people; whoever thinks that we can eliminate Hamas is wrong,” he continued.

His words sparked anger in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who in a statement recalled that “one of the objectives of the war (is) the destruction of Hamas’s military and government capabilities.”

“The Israel Defense Forces are of course committed to this,” the statement added, evoking the need for an “absolute victory” repeated many times by Netanyahu throughout this war, in which more than 37,400 Gazans have already died.

The army, in turn, responded to Netanyahu, and in a military statement in Hebrew last night assured that its forces have been working “day and night” since the beginning of the war to achieve these objectives and that they will continue to do so.

“The commanders and their servants are fighting with determination and persistence to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and governmental and organizational infrastructure in Gaza, a clear military objective,” the spokeswoman said.

“In his remarks, the spokesman (Hagari) referred to the destruction of Hamas as an ideology and an idea, and he said so clearly and explicitly. Any other statement takes things out of context,” the military statement said.

The 3rd Hunan Tourism Development Conference opens in Hengyang

Shen Xiaoming announced the opening, Mao Weiming delivered a speech, and Mao Wanchun attended

On the evening of the 21st, the opening ceremony and cultural tourism promotion meeting of the 3rd Hunan Tourism Development Conference was held in Hengyang City. Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Shen Xiaoming attended and announced the opening of the conference. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Mao Weiming delivered a speech. Chairman of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Mao Wanchun attended. Before the opening ceremony, Shen Xiaoming and his delegation met with some guests and representatives attending the conference.

(On September 21, the opening ceremony of the Third Hunan Tourism Development Conference and Cultural Tourism Promotion Conference were held in Hengyang City.)

(Shen Xiaoming attended and announced the opening of the conference.)

During the meeting, Shen Xiaoming, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, welcomed the guests and expressed his gratitude to everyone for their long-term care and support for the development of Hunan. He said that the Tourism Development Conference is a beautiful business card for Hunan’s tourism development and an important platform for Hunan to deepen cooperation with all walks of life. In recent years, Hunan has held tourism development conferences as a starting point, which has not only promoted the rapid development of tourism, but also effectively promoted high-quality economic and social development by “hosting a conference and developing a city”. Currently, Hunan is thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches and instructions during his inspection of Hunan, actively exploring institutional innovations such as the integration of culture and science and technology, and the integration of culture and tourism, and striving to promote high-quality cultural tourism industry develop. We hope to take this tourism development conference as an opportunity to create more iconic cultural and tourism integrated products with Hunan characteristics, continuously extend the province’s tourism industry chain, increase the added value of tourism, and create more opportunities for various tourism companies to invest in Hunan. With many convenient conditions and good environment, I also hope that everyone will continue to care about Hunan and cultivate it deeply, so as to drive more companies to invest in Hunan and more cultural and tourism talents to gather in Hunan.

(Mao Weiming delivers a speech.)

“It’s easy to catch up with each other on the way home on a sunny day. It’s the time when the geese return from the peak.” In his speech, Mao Weiming, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, welcomed everyone to Hengyang for a cultural and tourism appointment and to enjoy the beauty of Hunan. He said that Hengyang, the city of Yancheng, was famous because of Yanhui, literature was prosperous because of the academy, and brigade was prosperous because of Nangong. In recent years, Hengyang has fully implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speeches and instructions during his inspection of Hunan. Taking the tourism development conference as a guide, Hengyang has comprehensively promoted the establishment of a manufacturing city and the development of cultural tourism. The city’s scenic spots have become more beautiful, the city has been updated, people’s livelihood has been better, and the industrial image has been improved. , the entrepreneurial scene and the development atmosphere have taken on a completely new look. Mao Weiming said that Hunan is a place that can make people yearn for thousands of years and travel thousands of miles. We will take the opportunity of hosting the Tourism Development Conference to fully enhance the cultural tourism consumption experience, cultural tourism industry driving force, and cultural tourism brand awareness. We will build Hunan into a tourist hotspot that makes people feel “refreshed and fascinated”, an industrial highland with “wide-area layout and full industry integration”, and a holiday destination that “comes often and thinks about it often, and comes new every time”. We sincerely invite everyone to enter Hunan, taste Hunan, develop Hunan, share the cultural and tourism feast, and win a bright future together.

(Wang Haimin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Tourism Group Co., Ltd., delivered a speech on behalf of the participating tourism companies.)

Provincial leaders Wu Guiying, Xie Weijiang, Yang Haodong, Qin Guowen, Wu Lan, Jiang Difei and Guo Zhenggui attended the meeting. Wang Haimin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Tourism Group Co., Ltd., delivered a speech on behalf of the participating tourism companies. Hengyang City made a cultural tourism promotion, and an artistic performance was also held at the opening ceremony.

Before the meeting, guests attending the meeting had an on-site observation of Hengyang City’s key cultural tourism projects.

Source: Hunan Daily

Author: Liu Yanjuan Sun Minjian Photography Tang Jun Liu Shangwen Li Jian

Editor: Liao Haoyu