Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘take control of all’ of Gaza but says famine must be avoided – Israel-Gaza war live

Israeli PM says his forces will not give up in attempt to seize control of Gaza but warns Israel must not let people there reach point of famine

Here are some more quotes from Benjamin Netanyahu’s video message.

Netanyahu admitted that Israel was “approaching the red line”, with senators and allies telling him they could not handle images of mass hunger.

Israeli forces will “take control of all” of the Gaza Strip. “The fighting is intense and we are making progress. We will take control of all the territory of the Strip,” he said. “We will not give up. But in order to succeed, we must act in a way that cannot be stopped.”

Israel must not let the population (of Gaza) sink into famine, both for “practical and diplomatic reasons”.

“In order to complete our victory, to defeat Hamas and free the hostages, we cannot reach a point of famine,” Netanyahu said, adding that images of famine in Gaza would have hindered his objectives. Continue reading...