Netanyahu: Israel will take 'overall security responsibility' in Gaza after war

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Source: The Hill

Netanyahu: Israel will take ‘overall security responsibility’ in Gaza after war

BY TARA SUTER - 11/07/23 10:00 AM ET

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza after the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

“I think Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility, because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have it,” Netanyahu said in an interview with ABC News on Monday. “When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine.”

The prime minister suggested he was open to allowing “little pauses” in fire for the transport of humanitarian goods and hostages to leave, but reiterated there will not be a “general” cease-fire unless hostages taken by Hamas are released.

President Biden and officials from the White House have been pushing for a “humanitarian pause” in the conflict. The pause has been described by the White House as a temporary, “localized” break in fighting to allow aid into Gaza or civilians to get out.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4297193-netanyahu-israel-overall-security-responsibility-gaza-war/