Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that there is no choice other than to destroy the terror group Hamas in order to bring about a better future for Gaza.

“If you want security, peace and a better life for Gazans, then you need to destroy Hamas. You first have to get rid of the poisonous regime as was done in Germany and Japan,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a live chat with Musk on X, to which the Tesla CEO responded by saying, “There’s no choice.”

Musk further said that civilian casualties are unavoidable and that Israel is trying to avoid them in its war against Hama, according to The Times of Israel. “You need to pair firmness with taking out the terrorists and those intent on murder, and at the same time help those that remain, which is what happened in Germany and Japan,” he added.

The Tesla CEO also underlined and agreed with Netanyahu that Hamas has genocidal intentions towards the Jewish people.

Musk however, said that he would like to assist in Gaza’s reconstruction following the ongoing conflict and that the region’s rehabilitation is a critical first step in averting further hostilities.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ElonMusk held a meeting today, following their tour of Kfar Aza this morning,” the Prime Minister office of Israel said in a post on X.

“The PM showed Musk sections of the film that was prepared by the IDF Spokesperson and which shows the horrors of the massacre perpetrated by Hamas on October 7,” it added.