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Netanyahu: A Ceasefire Means Surrender to Hamas
(Fox News) Peter Aitken - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday: "A ceasefire with Hamas means surrender to Hamas, surrender to terror and the victory of Iran's axis of terror, so there won't be a ceasefire without the release of Israeli hostages." "We're doing everything in our power to reduce civilian casualties: We've managed safe zones and safe corridors so civilians can hear our call to leave, even though Hamas is trying to keep them in." He said 70,000 people departed Gaza City for the southern safe zone on Thursday. Netanyahu credited the support from President Biden and the U.S. Congress as "very, very important" to the overall success of the IDF operations. He said Israel does not "seek to govern Gaza." "We don't seek to occupy, but we seek to give it and us a better future in the entire Middle East. That requires defeating Hamas....It'll take a little time, but we're proceeding step by step, reducing our casualties in the process, trying to reduce and minimize civilian casualties and maximize the casualties of the Hamas terrorists."