Netanyahu dodges question about funds to Hamas: "We mowed down but we didn't uproot them, now we are repairing."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was interviewed on Sunday by the American networks NBC and CNN. During the interviews, Netanyahu referred to Shifa Hospital and negotiations on the transfer of fuel to the site. He also refused to take responsibility for the failure, "After the war there will be an investigation and everyone will have to answer difficult questions."
During the interview with NBC, Netanyahu addressed the issue of the hospital, saying, "We offered Shifa Hospital fuel to operate the hospital. They refused." Netanyahu added that Israel had offered to build a field hospital and transfer the patients to the southern Gaza Strip, but "Hamas is hiding in the hospital and does not want the hospital to receive the fuel."
However, a source familiar with the details told Walla! Negotiations are still underway between Israel and the hospital management regarding the supply of fuel, and it is possible that Israel will agree to the transfer of fuel.
"If there is a deal for the return of hostages, we will discuss it," Netanyahu/Screenshot, ABC
On the issue of the abductees, Netanyahu said that after the beginning of the ground operation, men began to change among Hamas regarding a release deal. "It's because they're under pressure," he said, "if there's a deal we'll discuss it. We know a lot [about the location of the abductees], but I won't get into that."
Netanyahu was asked by the reporter whether he took responsibility for the failure of October 7, and replied that "after the war there will be an investigation and everyone will have to answer difficult questions. We all bear responsibility. "No one will shirk responsibility. It is non-issue. But there will be time to discuss it," he said. Finally, Netanyahu was asked whether the government had been distracted by the focus on the legal revolution. "We were not distracted at all," Netanyahu replied, "instead of talking about the past, we should now focus on eliminating Hamas,"
Netanyahu was also asked about taking responsibility for the failure. In response, Netanyahu compared the crisis to the Japanese attack on the American port in 1941, asking, "Did people ask President Roosevelt after Pearl Harbor if he took responsibility?"
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