Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is against transferring control of the Gaza Strip to Palestine. He stated this at a press conference, The Times of Israel reports.
He explained that the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, has still not condemned Hamas. According to Netanyahu, in the Gaza Strip “there will be no civilian administration that teaches its children to hate Israel, to kill Israelis, to destroy the state of Israel.” “There cannot be a government there that would pay the families of murderers amounts depending on the number of people they killed,” the prime minister noted, emphasizing that “there must be something different” in the sector.
Netanyahu’s words contradict statements by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said the day before that control over the Gaza Strip should be given to the Palestinian Authority, which now governs the West Bank, RBC notes.
Netanyahu also added that no amount of international pressure or “false accusations” against the state or military personnel will affect the country’s persistence. Israel “will stand firm against the world if necessary,” Netanyahu said. He also accused French President Emmanuel Macron, who the day before called on the IDF to stop fighting, of committing a factual and moral error.
Israel was also criticized by Turkey, Iran, countries of the Arab world and world organizations such as the UN, WHO and the Red Crescent Society.
Source: Rosbalt
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