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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dalvinder Singh Grewal" data-source="post: 226854" data-attributes="member: 22683">Israel doesn't want to annex or occupy Gaza and its sole aim is to destroy Hamas and hand over the strip to a transitory government, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.The prime minister also said that Israel wants to take control of Gaza's security after ending the war as soon as possible.In an interaction with a group of visiting Indian journalists, Netanyahu said over two million tonnes of food were sent to Gaza, but the supplies were "interdicted".The Israeli prime minister's comments came amid increasing international criticism of his government over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as an estimated 60,000 people were killed in the Israeli military offensive in the last 22 months. Israel launched the war in Gaza after Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, killed about 1,200 people. Hamas also took 251 people as hostages.<h3>Also Read</h3><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/what-to-know-as-israel-considers-gaza-reoccupation-amid-war-escalation-125080600024_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2024-12/10/full/1733803616-678.jpg?im=FitAndFill=(336,188)" alt="Benjamin Netanyahu, Benjamin, Netanyahu, Israel PM" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/what-to-know-as-israel-considers-gaza-reoccupation-amid-war-escalation-125080600024_1.html" target="_blank"><h2>What to know as Israel considers Gaza reoccupation amid war escalation</h2></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/israel-says-hamas-starving-hostages-unsc-says-israel-starving-palestinians-125080600085_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2024-05/24/full/1716490414-8886.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(336,188)" alt="Palestinians walk by houses destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. The resurgence of Hamas has cast doubt on Israel's goal of eliminating it as a military threat's goal of eliminating it as a military threat" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/israel-says-hamas-starving-hostages-unsc-says-israel-starving-palestinians-125080600085_1.html" target="_blank"><h2>Israel says Hamas starving hostages; UNSC says Israel starving Palestinians</h2></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/netanyahu-hints-at-wider-war-in-gaza-former-military-spy-chiefs-object-125080600066_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2024-09/27/full/1727450384-5814.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(336,188)" alt="Benjamin Netanyahu" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/netanyahu-hints-at-wider-war-in-gaza-former-military-spy-chiefs-object-125080600066_1.html" target="_blank"><h2>Netanyahu hints at wider war in Gaza, former military & spy chiefs object</h2></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/hamas-denies-disarmament-claim-calls-us-envoy-s-gaza-visit-a-staged-show-125080300083_1.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2024-04/27/full/1714185150-3229.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,size=(336,188)" alt="Gaza conflict, Hamas, Israel, Palestine" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/hamas-denies-disarmament-claim-calls-us-envoy-s-gaza-visit-a-staged-show-125080300083_1.html" target="_blank"><h2>Hamas denies disarmament claim, calls US envoy's Gaza visit a 'staged show'</h2></a><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/hamas-deputy-commander-salah-al-din-za-ara-eliminated-in-gaza-strike-125080300040_1.html" target="_blank">https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/hamas-deputy-commander-salah-al-din-za-ara-eliminated-in-gaza-strike-125080300040_1.html</a>"Our plan is not to occupy or annex Gaza. Our goal is to destroy Hamas and get our hostages back, and then hand over Gaza to a transitory government," Netanyahu said."We will never hand it (Gaza) over to the Palestinian Authority or Hamas. We will provide overall security. There will be a security perimeter provided by us," he said."We want to end the war very soon. It will be over speedily. If Hamas concedes and lays down their arms and frees hostages, it will be over tomorrow. Even Palestinians in Gaza are fighting Hamas," the Israeli prime minister said.Netanyahu said Israel wants to make Gaza a "de-militarised" zone."We are looking at ending the war very soon. We are focusing on winning the war," he said.Israel is also facing increasing international pressure on the scarcity of food and medicine in Gaza. However, Netanyahu rejected the criticism."We have supplied over 2 million tonnes of food. However, the supplies were interdicted. We let thousands of trucks carrying food go to Gaza," he claimed."I decided to open up the transit routes for aid trucks. The problem has been with the distribution. Hamas caused the humanitarian crisis." To a question, Netanyahu said he would like to come to India soon.</blockquote>

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