Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas”.
He is talking to overseas media in Jerusalem and defending a planned military offensive. He asserts that “our goal is not to occupy Gaza, our goal is to free Gaza”. He can also be pushing again towards what he calls a “global campaign of lies” as condemnation of the plan grows each inside and outdoors Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu stated there’s a “fairly short timetable” in thoughts for subsequent steps in Gaza.
The objectives there, he stated, embody demilitarising Gaza, the Israeli military having “overriding security control” there and a non-Israeli civilian administration in cost.
The Prime Minister additionally stated he had directed Israel’s military in latest days to “bring in more foreign journalists” — which might be a hanging improvement as they haven’t been allowed into Gaza past military embeds.
Mr. Netanyahu once more blamed a lot of Gaza’s issues on the Hamas militant group, together with civilian deaths, destruction and shortages of help.
