Netanyahu Says Israel Has No Intention of Occupying Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel doesn’t seek to govern Gaza after the war against Hamas ends.
Netanyahu Says Israel Has No Intention of Occupying Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 28, 2023. Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that his country is committed to defeating Hamas terrorists, but it has no intention of conquering or occupying Gaza after the war recedes.

“We don’t seek to occupy, but we seek to give it and us a better future in the entire Middle East,” the Israeli leader said during a Fox News interview on Nov. 9.