Netanyahu says Israel intends to occupy Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel intends to occupy the Gaza Strip to establish a future civilian administration free of Hamas’ influence, Anadolu reports.

“We intend to (take control of Gaza) in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free … and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel,” Netanyahu said when asked during…