“OCCUPY INDEFINITELY”
Hamas has lengthy demanded a whole Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and Egyptian officers have objected to an Israeli army presence on the border.
Netanyahu “needs to occupy Gaza on some stage indefinitely” and was now “simply saying it extra brazenly”, analyst Mairav Zonszein informed AFP.
Israel occupied the Gaza Strip in 1967 and maintained troops and settlers there till 2005, when it withdrew however imposed a crippling blockade and, for the reason that begin of the present battle, a complete siege.
Growing the strain on Israel, Britain on Monday said it would suspend some arms exports, citing a “clear danger” they could possibly be utilized in a severe breach of worldwide humanitarian legislation.
On Tuesday, the civil defence spokesman in Hamas-run Gaza mentioned an Israeli raid on a school killed two folks and injured 30.