Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants Israel to take full control over the Gaza Strip, but not to govern the enclave.

“We intend to, in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza and pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel,” Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News.

Israel has been at war with Hamas since the group launched a surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and taking hundreds of hostages.

In response, Israel launched a sweeping military campaign in Gaza. In May, Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces had killed Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar.

But the ongoing operation has come at a high cost. Thousands of Palestinian civi

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