YnetNews.com reports: “A day after his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an interview overnight (Tuesday to Wednesday) to Fox News, addressing a wide range of diplomatic and security issues. Echoing statements made by both leaders at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, Netanyahu reiterated that Hamas must be disarmed in Gaza, warned that Iran is rearming and endangering Israel, and expressed hope for agreements with Saudi Arabia and Syria.
At the start of the interview with anchor and commentator Bret Baier, Netanyahu said that ‘Israel emerged from the seven-front war foisted on us as the most powerful country in the Middle East’ and praised ‘the tremendous alliance we have with President Trump.’ Asked why it has been difficult to move to Phase II of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Netanyahu said: ‘Hamas committed to disarm. It has 20,000 fighters with Kalashnikov rifles. They execute anyone who opposes them. They kill many Palestinians. In total, they have 60,000 guns.’
Netanyahu stressed the need to dismantle the terrorist organization’s military capabilities. ‘You have to take all those weapons and dismantle the hundreds of kilometers of terror tunnels. Hamas refuses to do this, but I think we need to give it a chance,’ he said. According to Netanyahu, ‘there have been attempts to establish an international force, which so far have not succeeded. If it can be done the easy way, fine. And if not, it will be done another way.’…”
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