Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu gave a wide-ranging interview to Fox News on Thursday that touched upon various aspects of the IDF’s all-out war on Hamas, as well as peripheral issues and concerns that have arisen from the conflict.
Netanyahu told the network that Israel does not want to displace Gazans, and explained why civilians are being told to evacuate.
“We don’t seek to displace anyone,” Netanyahu said. “What we’re trying to do is get the Gazans in the northern part of the Gaza Strip where the fighting has taken place to move one to four miles south where we have established a safe zone,” the prime minister continues. “We want to see field hospitals. We’re encouraging and enabling humanitarian help to go there. That’s how we’re fighting this war.”
He also gave details on what Israel envisions for Gaza once the Hamas terrorists are fully toppled from power.
“What we have to see is Gaza demilitarized, deradicalized and rebuilt. All of that can be achieved,” he said. “We don’t seek to conquer Gaza. We don’t seek to occupy Gaza. And we don’t seek to govern Gaza… We’ll have to find a civilian government that will be there.”
He added that “In the foreseeable future… We have to have a credible force that if necessary, will enter Gaza and kill the killers. That’s what will prevent the emergence of another Hamas-like entity.”
He also said there are no considerations for Israel to enter a ceasefire with Hamas, as doing so would be tantamount to declaring surrender.
“A cease-fire with Hamas means surrender to Hamas, surrender to terror and the victory of the Iran’s axis of terror, so there won’t be a cease-fire without the release of Israeli hostages,” Netanyahu said.
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Netanyahu told the network that Israel does not want to displace Gazans, and explained why civilians are being told to evacuate.
“We don’t seek to displace anyone,” Netanyahu said. “What we’re trying to do is get the Gazans in the northern part of the Gaza Strip where the fighting has taken place to move one to four miles south where we have established a safe zone,” the prime minister continues. “We want to see field hospitals. We’re encouraging and enabling humanitarian help to go there. That’s how we’re fighting this war.”
He also gave details on what Israel envisions for Gaza once the Hamas terrorists are fully toppled from power.
“What we have to see is Gaza demilitarized, deradicalized and rebuilt. All of that can be achieved,” he said. “We don’t seek to conquer Gaza. We don’t seek to occupy Gaza. And we don’t seek to govern Gaza… We’ll have to find a civilian government that will be there.”
He added that “In the foreseeable future… We have to have a credible force that if necessary, will enter Gaza and kill the killers. That’s what will prevent the emergence of another Hamas-like entity.”
He also said there are no considerations for Israel to enter a ceasefire with Hamas, as doing so would be tantamount to declaring surrender.
“A cease-fire with Hamas means surrender to Hamas, surrender to terror and the victory of the Iran’s axis of terror, so there won’t be a cease-fire without the release of Israeli hostages,” Netanyahu said.
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