Netanyahu vowed not to give in to pressure and “stand up to the world”

We must not give in to the pressure that is being put on leaders in different countries for a ceasefire; Israel will stand firmly against the world if necessary, Prime Minister of the Jewish State Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference.

Israel must win “for its own sake and for the sake of the whole world”; it will “stand firm against the world if necessary” quotes politics The Times of Israel. According to him, persistence in defending the state will not be affected by “no international pressure, no false accusations against IDF soldiers and our state.” Netanyahu also said the Israeli military would remain in the Gaza Strip “as long as necessary” to prevent the enclave from being used to carry out terrorist attacks against the Jewish state.

Israel will also oppose the return of the Palestinian Authority to the Gaza Strip after the end of hostilities, the prime minister added. He criticized the remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron, who earlier said there was “no justification” for Israel’s alleged bombing of “these babies, these women, these old people” and called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

“He made a serious mistake, both factual and moral. It is Hamas that is preventing the evacuation of civilians, not Israel,” Netanyahu commented on Macron’s words.

The Gaza Strip must be demilitarized, cleared of radical groups and rebuilt, said Netanyahu previously told Fox News. He stressed that the Palestinian group Hamas would be destroyed “for the sake of civilization, for the sake of the Palestinians and the Israelis,” and noted that Israel does not seek to occupy or rule Gaza.