In an interview with Fox News, Israeli PM says Israel wants to take control – but not govern – the Strip.
Correction August 7, 2025: This article originally stated that Netanyahu wanted to hand Gaza over to armed forces. He said Arab forces.
In an interview with Fox News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel intends to take control of the entire Gaza Strip, but does not want to govern it.
His comments came on Thursday shortly before Israel’s cabinet meets to consider his proposal to take over the Strip.
“We intend to [take over] in order to ensure our security, remove Hamas [from] there … and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel,” he said.
