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

Several key actors from the Israeli political spectrum reacted to Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference, where he addressed the Gaza operation details. After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his planned military takeover of Gaza City in the face of growing international condemnation and anger, with United Nations officials warning Sunday the move would lead to “another calamity” in the embattled,

Israel is facing growing backlash from Arab states and European allies after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan for Israel’s military to take over Gaza. It comes as Palestinians in the enclave face a series of deadly incidents involving airdrops for food aid.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced opposition at home and abroad on Friday as his office said that the Israeli military would take control of Gaza City. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem covering Israeli and Palestinian affairs,

The Israeli prime minister said the security Cabinet last week instructed the dismantling of Hamas strongholds not only in Gaza City but also in the “central camps” and Mawasi.

This is not the first time the Israeli prime minister has called for one final military drive to dismantle Hamas and end the war.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he expected to complete a new Gaza offensive "fairly quickly", as the U.N. Security Council heard new demands for an end to suffering in the Palestinian enclave.