Netanyahu conceded there was "deprivation" in Gaza, but said “no one in Gaza would have survived after two years of war” if Israel was implementing a “starvation policy.”

The Israeli prime minister defends a new military offensive planned in one of Gaza’s most populated areas amid growing condemnation at home and abroad, declaring that Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has reiterated his government’s plans for future control of Gaza, stating that the objective is to remove Hamas from power rather than permanently occupy the territory.