Netanyahu does not back down: We will occupy the entire Gaza Strip

2025-08-07 20:28:17Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Netanyahu does not back down: We will occupy the entire Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms his intention to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, despite opposition from the military.

Even today, he insisted on the occupation, but not the annexation of Gaza, the media informs.

Israel "will not annex Gaza" and will transfer its interim administration to a third party if Hamas hands over the weapons and returns the hostages."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made this statement to the Indian broadcaster CNN18, Ynet reports, after a meeting with New Delhi Ambassador JP Singh. Netanyahu also stressed the need to distinguish between "innocent civilians and Hamas". The Israeli prime minister and the Indian ambassador, according to a statement, discussed "expanding cooperation between the two countries, especially in security and economic issues".

According to him, "the plan is to transfer the Belt to a body that will exercise temporary control over it".

The Prime Minister spoke at a press conference with Indian journalists after a meeting with the Indian Ambassador to Israel, JP Singh. The main objectives of the war remain "the complete destruction of Hamas and the return of all Israeli hostages". The war, he also said, according to Haaretz, could end quickly, even tomorrow, if Hamas surrenders its weapons and releases the hostages unconditionally.

Hostage families have launched an appeal calling for a halt to what they call a "catastrophic decision" to occupy the Gaza Strip and for a comprehensive agreement on the return of their loved ones and an immediate end to the war.

"Those we love are in immediate danger: some risk their lives, others disappear forever on Gaza soil. The State of Israel is also in danger: we risk losing our moral values and our responsibility to each other. Join us before it is too late," they declared.


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