Netanyahu Says Peace Depends on Hamas’ End, Demilitarized Gaza
- Comments come amid rising criticism of the war in Gaza
- Prime Minister says Israel will follow international law
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined three prerequisites to achieving peace in its war with Hamas: the destruction of the group, the demilitarization of Gaza and for Palestinian society to be “deradicalized.”
The comments, made in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal published Monday, come amid rising pressure on Israel to scale back the conflict in Gaza, which began following Hamas’s Oct. 7 assault on southern Israeli communities that killed 1,200 people — with Hamas militants kidnapping scores of Israelis.