"We want a better future": During an interview with Fox News on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Israel's plans for the day after the war in Gaza. "Israel does not aspire to control Gaza," he said. Regarding the dialogue with the United States about continuing the fighting, he claimed that "one thing we did not agree to was a ceasefire. This is a surrender to terrorism and a victory for Iran's terrorist branch."
"There will be no ceasefire without the release of the Israeli hostages," Netanyahu said. We did agree to the creation of safe corridors. Over the past two days, 50,000 Gazans have crossed from north to south through humanitarian corridors. We want to keep civilians away from harm while Hamas tries to stop them and prevent them from crossing into the southern Gaza Strip."
Netanyahu: "After the war, Gaza will no longer be a threat" // GPO
The prime minister was asked about the chances of reviving the normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia, and said that "forces are of the Middle Ages and want to take us back to the dark ages. We are committed and determined to achieve victory over them. Once we achieve this, we will be able to fulfill the promise of peace that we first made in the Abraham Accords and promised to expand it with Saudi Arabia, and it will become a reality. I think the conditions will be ripe after our victory."
The prime minister refused to commit throughout the campaign. "We want a better future and that requires defeating Hamas. I didn't set a schedule because it could take longer. I wish it would take a little time," he said. "We are trying to minimize civilian casualties and focus on Hamas terrorists."
"Defeating Hamas will take time", Hamas terrorists at a military display on the border fence (archive), photo: Majdi Fathi/TPS
When asked about the progress of the fighting, Netanyahu expressed satisfaction with the IDF's achievements in the Gaza Strip. "I think the war is progressing well. We are going to continue until Hamas is eradicated again," he said. "Nothing will stop the fact that we are fully committed to victory, and this is not only our victory, but the victory of the entire civilized world against barbarism."
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