Israel PM says presence would be needed in territory to prevention re-eruption of ‘Hamas terror’; mourners light candles to commemorate 1,400 victims of 7 October rampage
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war with me, Helen Livingstone. Israel may govern Gaza for an “indefinite period”, after the war ends, Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested. Asked in an interview with the ABC who should govern the territory after the war ends, the Israeli prime minister said suggested Israel could have “the overall security responsibility” for an “indefinite period.” “Because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have it,” Netanyahu said.
“When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine.” US President Joe Biden had previously said it would be a “mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza, while last month Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant said one key objective of the military campaign was to sever “Israel’s responsibility for life in the Gaza Strip”.
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