- Israel has expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip and ordered a shortening of the occupation period of Gaza City.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized that the war objective is to defeat Hamas, not to occupy the Gaza Strip.
- The international community, including the UN and Germany, rejected the expansion of military operations and responded by suspending arms supplies to Israel.
- The article was summarized using an artificial intelligence-based language model.
- Due to the nature of the technology, key content in the text may be excluded or different from the facts.
"The goal of the war is liberation, not occupation
Will completely defeat Hamas"
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, showed his determination to expand military operations in the Gaza Strip despite international criticism. The United Nations (UN) immediately responded to Israel's decision, including by convening an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
On the 10th (local time), Prime Minister Netanyahu held a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem and declared, "With Hamas refusing to disarm, there is no option other than the complete defeat of Hamas," adding, "We will dismantle the two last Hamas strongholds left in Gaza City and the central coastal camps."
On the 8th, the Israeli government announced that it had approved a new military operation for the occupation of Gaza City. Gaza City, located in the northern Gaza Strip, is one of the areas outside of Israel's control. Israel currently occupies about 75% of the Gaza Strip.
That day, Prime Minister Netanyahu stressed that the objective of the war is not the occupation of the Gaza Strip, but its liberation. He said, "Because I want to end the war as soon as possible, I have instructed the Israeli military to shorten the period of occupation of Gaza City," adding, "We will establish a civilian administration in the Gaza Strip unrelated to Hamas or the Palestinian Authority."
He blamed Hamas and the United Nations (UN) for the famine crisis in the Gaza Strip. He insisted that while Israel allowed sufficient aid into the Gaza Strip, Hamas obstructed the support, and the UN did not distribute it properly. Prime Minister Netanyahu responded, "We have provided support amounting to 2 million tons since the outbreak of war," and dismissed the notion that Israel is causing famine in the Gaza Strip as "Hamas propaganda."
On the same day, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting in New York, United States. James Kariuki, the UK Ambassador to the UN, said, "Expanding military operations (by Israel) offers no help whatsoever to ending the conflict," and insisted, "The Palestinian Authority must govern the Gaza Strip." Germany, a country friendly to Israel, also decided to halt arms supplies to Israel due to the expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Reporter Myung-Hyun Han wise@hankyung.com
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