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Al Jazeera reports from outside Israel because the Israeli government has banned the channel.

It is worth noting that this is Benjamin Netanyahu’s first interview with the Israeli media since the war began in October.

He spoke on a variety of topics. The first one that makes headlines is that the fighting in Rafah is almost over. This should come as no surprise, since just last week, on June 17, the Israeli army released a statement declaring that it had defeated around half of Hamas’ military capabilities in Gaza’s southernmost city and that its operations would continue for several more weeks.

Now Netanyahu also spoke about the escalating situation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon and said that the problem could possibly be resolved through a diplomatic solution. If this is not the case, Israel is well prepared for a full-scale war with Hezbollah.

In addition, he also spoke about the idea of ​​a government in Gaza. He said that Hamas must be defeated both militarily and politically and that he stands by these war aims. He said that he is interested in some kind of ceasefire, a pause in the fighting, but the war must still continue. That is, even if there is a pause in the fighting, the Israeli army will continue until all its aims are achieved.