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Netanyahu threatens to occupy all of Gaza if Hamas refuses to disarm
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke about Hamas, Iran’s nuclear program, a Palestinian state and attacks in the West Bank during an interview with Channel 14. While threatening to occupy all of Gaza, Netanyahu argued that his party was trailing in the political race ahead of the October 27 elections.
In an interview with Channel 14, a television station close to his government, ahead of the elections to be held on October 27, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu assessed developments in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Syria and the occupied West Bank.
Netanyahu said they would occupy all of Gaza if Hamas refused to disarm, if necessary. Arguing that their work remained unfinished not only in Gaza but also in Lebanon and Syria, Netanyahu claimed that they faced new threats.
Accusations over Iran’s nuclear program
Claiming that Iran had not abandoned its nuclear program, Netanyahu argued that the government in Tehran was determined to restart the program with the aim of producing an atomic bomb.
Netanyahu said that although Iran’s nuclear program had previously been set back, the threat had not been eliminated. He claimed that as long as he remained prime minister, he would not allow Tehran to restart the program.
Responding to a question about whether the Iranian government would be overthrown, Netanyahu claimed that the country was weaker and more unstable than before.
A Palestinian state and attacks in the West Bank
Netanyahu argued that he had not allowed and would not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state in the future. Commenting on attacks by Israelis who seize Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, he described those carrying them out as “a small number of young people.”
While downplaying the scale of the attacks, Netanyahu said: “Do you want to enter a village? You cannot enter. This is not your business. There is an army there, there is police, there is a government.”
Netanyahu claimed that the seizure of Palestinian land and illegal settlement activity had been harmed by these attacks, and argued that the incidents had also damaged Israel’s reputation worldwide. He alleged that the international media and Israeli media had exaggerated the increase in attacks in the West Bank.
Britain and the election race
Netanyahu also claimed that people in Britain were being summoned for questioning because of their social media posts, targeting the government in London.
Netanyahu’s Likud Party is trailing the Yashar Party of former Chief of General Staff Gadi Eisenkot ahead of the October 27 elections, according to opinion polls.
Netanyahu is seen as running his election campaign through fear-based messaging and hardening the tone of his statements to win votes.
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