ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel will take control of Palestine’s entire Gaza Strip, while speaking on recently intensified Israeli military operations.
In a video speech posted on the messaging platform Telegram, Netanyahu said “We are going to take control of the entire territory of the enclave — that is what we are going to do.”
Speaking a day after announcing the partial resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza, Netanyahu said Israel will allow only “minimal and basic” assistance for a limited period, not specifying when the aid entry will resume.
Israel has prevented all aid from entering the Palestinian enclave since 2 March, stating the move is aimed at pressuring Hamas to agree to a hostage release deal on terms acceptable to Israel. The total blockade — including food, medicines and fuel — has worsened the severe humanitarian crisis there and prompted a warning of famine by UN experts.
In the video, Netanyahu said the limited resumption of aid was prompted by pressures from Israel’s allies, because the allies “cannot accept images of mass starvation” in Gaza.
“Therefore, to achieve victory, we need to somehow solve the problem (of hunger),” Netanyahu said.
Xinhua
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