Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference with defense minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet minister Benny Gantz in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.
Netanyahu's comments this week suggesting that Israel would be responsible for Gaza security indefinitely drew pushback from the United States, Israel's main ally.
Speaking to U.S. television's Fox News on Thursday, Netanyahu said: "We don't seek to conquer Gaza, we don't seek to occupy Gaza, and we don't seek to govern Gaza."
Netanyahu said a civilian government would need to take shape in Gaza but that Israel would make sure an attack like Oct. 7 does not happen again.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh told PBS this week the PA would not return to Gaza "on the back of an Israeli tank".
Persons:
Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, Washington, Israel, Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Rami Ayyub, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Hamas, television's Fox, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Palestinian, PBS, Thomson
Locations:
Tel Aviv, Israel, ABIR, Gaza, United States, deradicalized