Israel Responsible for Gaza Security after War, Open to Little, Tactical Pauses in Fighting: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said Israel will take “overall security responsibility” of the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period once war with Hamas ends, citing that it is necessary to prevent incidents like October 7. “Israel will, for an indefinite period, have the overall security responsibility. 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,” Netanyahu said in a television interview with ABC News. Netanyahu also said a general ceasefire will be discussed only when hostages are released. “There will be no ceasefire — general ceasefire — in Gaza, without the release of our hostages,” he said. Netanyahu on Tuesday evening (local time) spoke to US President Joe Biden but rejected calls for a ceasefire. A readout by the White House said that both leaders “welcomed the increase in humanitarian assistance” and “the possibility of tactical pauses to provide civilians with opportunitie...