Israel Hamas War: 'Israeli army will maintain security control in Gaza even after the war', PM Netanyahu announces

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a big statement amid the ongoing war with Hamas. He on Tuesday rejected the idea that an international force should be given responsibility for security in the Gaza Strip after the war.

The Israeli PM said that the Israeli army has the right to maintain security control in Gaza after the war. According to CNN, this is not the first time Netanyahu has called for Israeli military control following the war in Gaza.

Netanyahu said during a press conference on Tuesday that only the IDF can ensure the security of Gaza. He said that no international power can be responsible for this. We saw what happened in other places, where international forces were brought in for security reasons.

Netanyahu told CNN that Israel's role in Gaza will be important after the war. However, he did not explain what this meant. The Israeli army has surrounded the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

IDF chief Lieutenant General Harzi Halevi said that our forces are now besieging the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, two months after the war began. He said that we will continue to take action for the security of Israel.