Benjamin Netanyahu reveals plan to take full control over Gaza Strip

Israeli prime minister said territory could be handed over to Arab forces to govern

Palestinians run towards parachutes carrying aid packages that were airdropped over northern Gaza. Photo: Reuters

Demonstrators and relatives of hostages stage a protest in Tel Aviv to demand their immediate release and an end to the war. Photo: Reuters

A Palestinian sits at a house that was damaged during an Israeli offensive in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza, despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating war in the Palestinian enclave.

“We intend to,” Mr Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox New

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