Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in an interview with Fox News that Israel does not want to rule the Strip, but that it does intend to.
His remarks came on Thursday, just before Israel’s cabinet met to discuss his plan to occupy the Strip.
“We intend to take over] to ensure our security, remove Hamas from] there, allow the population to be free of Gaza, and transfer it to civilian governance that is not Hamas, and not anyone who supports the destruction of Israel,” he said.
He claimed in the interview that Israel wants to give the armed forces control over Gaza and that it does want a security perimeter.
We are not interested in keeping it. A security perimeter is what we want. We oppose having a government in it. We oppose serving as the body’s governing body.
Source: Aljazeera
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