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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at the foreign press over reporting of the situation in Gaza, during a briefing in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"Now report honestly, because you accused us of something that is outrageous. And in fact, the accusations against us are outrageously false. A million trucks of aid? A million tons of aid? 700,000 tons of food? A deliberate starvation policy? You can say anything. It doesn't make it true," he said.
"You repeat a lie over and over and over again. It assumes the cachet of self-evident truth, but it's false. Israel is doing, and the Israeli army is doing, something that no other army has done in history, and will continue to do that. I'm not going to change my policies. Humanitarian policies, vaccination policies, combat policies, to minimise civilian casualties."
He also reiterated that 'Gaza must be demilitarised' and said that could only be done if the Philadelphi Corridor remains under firm control and is not a supply line for armaments and for terror equipment."
According to Israeli outlets, Netanyahu has seen cabinet divisions over the inclusion of the corridor's control in any hostage and ceasefire deal. The Philadephi Corridor is a demilitarised buffer zone running along the 13 kilometres of the Gaza-Egypt border.
Footage shows the PM also using a map of Gaza, which has previously been criticised for not including the West Bank. Netanyahu later claimed that he also didn't show the Dead Sea, Jordan river or Sea of Galilee either: "I didn't get into that, I was talking about Gaza".
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden stated that the PM was 'not doing enough' to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, while Netanyahu hit back, saying he wanted to 'set the record straight' and outlining a list of offers he said Israel had made to Hamas that he said had been refused.
It followed the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel, by the IDF on Sunday. While Israel blamed Hamas, the militant group said their deaths were down to Israeli airstrikes.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 2023, after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,786 people had been killed and more than 94,224 injured at the time of publication.
'Outrageously false!' - Netanyahu slams foreign press over Gaza reporting, shows map with West Bank as 'part of Israel'
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at the foreign press over reporting of the situation in Gaza, during a briefing in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"Now report honestly, because you accused us of something that is outrageous. And in fact, the accusations against us are outrageously false. A million trucks of aid? A million tons of aid? 700,000 tons of food? A deliberate starvation policy? You can say anything. It doesn't make it true," he said.
"You repeat a lie over and over and over again. It assumes the cachet of self-evident truth, but it's false. Israel is doing, and the Israeli army is doing, something that no other army has done in history, and will continue to do that. I'm not going to change my policies. Humanitarian policies, vaccination policies, combat policies, to minimise civilian casualties."
He also reiterated that 'Gaza must be demilitarised' and said that could only be done if the Philadelphi Corridor remains under firm control and is not a supply line for armaments and for terror equipment."
According to Israeli outlets, Netanyahu has seen cabinet divisions over the inclusion of the corridor's control in any hostage and ceasefire deal. The Philadephi Corridor is a demilitarised buffer zone running along the 13 kilometres of the Gaza-Egypt border.
Footage shows the PM also using a map of Gaza, which has previously been criticised for not including the West Bank. Netanyahu later claimed that he also didn't show the Dead Sea, Jordan river or Sea of Galilee either: "I didn't get into that, I was talking about Gaza".
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden stated that the PM was 'not doing enough' to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, while Netanyahu hit back, saying he wanted to 'set the record straight' and outlining a list of offers he said Israel had made to Hamas that he said had been refused.
It followed the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel, by the IDF on Sunday. While Israel blamed Hamas, the militant group said their deaths were down to Israeli airstrikes.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 2023, after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,786 people had been killed and more than 94,224 injured at the time of publication.
Mandatory credit: GPO
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu hit out at the foreign press over reporting of the situation in Gaza, during a briefing in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
"Now report honestly, because you accused us of something that is outrageous. And in fact, the accusations against us are outrageously false. A million trucks of aid? A million tons of aid? 700,000 tons of food? A deliberate starvation policy? You can say anything. It doesn't make it true," he said.
"You repeat a lie over and over and over again. It assumes the cachet of self-evident truth, but it's false. Israel is doing, and the Israeli army is doing, something that no other army has done in history, and will continue to do that. I'm not going to change my policies. Humanitarian policies, vaccination policies, combat policies, to minimise civilian casualties."
He also reiterated that 'Gaza must be demilitarised' and said that could only be done if the Philadelphi Corridor remains under firm control and is not a supply line for armaments and for terror equipment."
According to Israeli outlets, Netanyahu has seen cabinet divisions over the inclusion of the corridor's control in any hostage and ceasefire deal. The Philadephi Corridor is a demilitarised buffer zone running along the 13 kilometres of the Gaza-Egypt border.
Footage shows the PM also using a map of Gaza, which has previously been criticised for not including the West Bank. Netanyahu later claimed that he also didn't show the Dead Sea, Jordan river or Sea of Galilee either: "I didn't get into that, I was talking about Gaza".
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden stated that the PM was 'not doing enough' to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, while Netanyahu hit back, saying he wanted to 'set the record straight' and outlining a list of offers he said Israel had made to Hamas that he said had been refused.
It followed the discovery of the bodies of six hostages in a Gaza tunnel, by the IDF on Sunday. While Israel blamed Hamas, the militant group said their deaths were down to Israeli airstrikes.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out on October 7 2023, after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200, according to Israeli officials. Israel launched a large-scale response of airstrikes and a ground incursion. Palestinian officials reported that 40,786 people had been killed and more than 94,224 injured at the time of publication.