Netanyahu says Israel must 'destroy Hamas' to secure Palestinian future, too
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the future of both Israel and the Palestinians depends on defeating Hamas and that a "new authority" will be needed in Gaza.
Vowing that the goal is to minimize civilian casualties, Netanyahu said he has not set a deadline for defeating Hamas, but he predicted the task would not take many years and would take less time than it took the United States and the international coalition to defeat ISIS or to defeat al Qaeda. Netanyahu did not have a concrete answer on when a deal would be secured with Hamas about the release of hostages but vowed that "military pressure" via the operation in Gaza is maintaining proper pressure for an agreement to eventually be reached. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
Netanyahu also told Welker that a "new authority" or a "new administration" will be needed to govern Gaza after the war but that the specifics are too early to determine.