Freeman made this announcement on Tuesday during a media briefing in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. He emphasized that there was no justification for Hamas to launch an attack on civilians last Saturday.
Freeman further stated that the Israeli forces were determined to eliminate Hamas to prevent any future attacks on Israel or any other country.
Speaking about the safety of Nigerians, Freeman said, “Everyone is safe in Israel. Nigerians are safe. We will do everything we can to avoid civilian casualties. But the civilians will get killed, we should be prepared for that.”
Condemning Hamas, the envoy said, “There is no justification for Hamas to attack. They have no right to hold children and women.”
“Their major headquarters is under a hospital in Gaza. We are focusing on ensuring that everybody is safe, and how we are going to do that is to eliminate Hamas,” Freeman said.
