FYI.
– US Seeks Clarification From Netanyahu After Remarks On Gaza’s Future:
Israeli and other regional media are reporting Sunday that the United States is seeking clarification regarding controversial assertions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a press conference the day prior.
Netanyahu emphasized that Israel plans to maintain security control over Gaza even after Hamas is totally defeated. “This prompted US officials to request a clarification, which has shown the growing divide between Israel and the US over the war,” Middle East Eye and others report in the wake of the comments. He also said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot ever run the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu pledged after greeting and consoling families of fallen IDF soldiers, “We will not stop until the mission is completed.”
“There is no substitute for victory. We will eliminate Hamas and save our hostages,” Netanyahu added. “The IDF has completed the encirclement of Gaza City. They are on the outskirts of Shifa Hospital and have killed a lot of terrorists.”
But that’s when he issued the controversial remarks which fully contradict the latest statements from the White House:
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