"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference for foreign media on Sunday, declaring that his government would “puncture the lies and tell the truth” about the ongoing war in Gaza.

 

Netanyahu claimed that Hamas still has “thousands of armed terrorists” in Gaza and accused the group of vowing to “repeat the massacre of October 7 again and again.” 

 

He alleged that Hamas is subjecting Gazans to abuse, stealing their food, and shooting them when they try to move to safe zones. “Gazans are now begging us: free us and free Gaza from Hamas,” he said.

 

“Our goal is not to occupy Gaza but to liberate it,” Netanyahu stated, adding, “The war can end tomorrow if Hamas lays down its weapons. No country can tolerate a terrorist organization that threatens to destroy it.”

 

He announced plans to establish a buffer zone in the Gaza Strip, create designated areas for food distribution, and work toward setting up a civilian authority that is independent of both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu also said the plan would include relocating Palestinian civilians from Gaza.

 

He outlined five principles for ending the war once it concludes:

 

Hamas disarmed

All captives freed

Gaza demilitarized

"Israeli" overriding security control

Non-"Israeli" peaceful civil administration

On the last point, he elaborated that the goal is to have a peaceful civil administration that does not educate its children for terror, does not pay terrorists, and does not launch terrorist attacks on 'Israel'.

 

He stated this means it would be neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority.