Netanyahu Warns US: ‘You’re Next’ if Hamas Is Not Wiped Out by Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted violence by Hamas will spread to Europe and then the United States if they are not completely wiped out in the Israel-Hamas war.

"If we don't win now, Europe is next and you're next," Netanyahu told Fox News' Sean Hannity in a Monday one-on-one interview.

Netanyahu said Israel will continue their strikes on Gaza in response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel that led to more than 1,400 deaths. Israel's strikes have also caused thousands of civilian deaths in Gaza, though U.S. officials have not given an official tally.

"They want to bring the Middle East, the world back to the dark ages," Netanyahu said of Hamas and their ally, Iran, referring to the country as the "axis of evil."

The prime minister accused Hamas of using Gaza civilians as "human shields" and said they've brought "nothing but bloodshed and poverty and misery" to them.

Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire, arguing Hamas went through with an "unprovoked" attack and labeled them particularly evil, claiming they took a 10-month-old baby and Holocaust survivors as hostages following their attack.

"At least the Nazis and Stalin wanted to hide their crimes, these people glorify their crimes," he said. "They bring Go Pro cameras for their murders to show the entire world."

Netanyahu insisted there is "no substitute for victory" and victory will be the "complete" annihilation of Hamas.

The prime minister called a "ceasefire" a "victory for Hamas."