Netanyahu accuses media of echoing 'Hamas propaganda' as Gaza war resumes
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the media of telling Hamas "lies" as he ramped up offensive in Gaza after the terror group failed to release all of its hostages.
The defiant Israeli prime minister said Hamas had "refused" to engage and return hostages and blamed the media for "echo[ing] Hamas propaganda" amid accusations that he had renewed the fighting for his own political survival.
"I hear the commentators reporting lies in the studios, as if the IDF's recommendation and IDF actions stem from political considerations," he said.
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