Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this Sunday that he will not cede control of the West Bank to the Palestinians, asserting it is part of Israel’s homeland.
During an interview with the Time Magazine that was published early this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will not give up the control of the West Bank to the Palestinians, insisting that the area is part of Israel’s homeland.
“The occupied Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem and the West Bank are part of our land. We intend to stay there,” Netanyahu said. Experts believe that Netanyahu’s new comments could make the possibility of a two-state solution even more remote amid international efforts for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
What world does Bibi live in?!
Netanyahu’s speaking of maintaining full control over the West Bank comes while on the battlefield, the Israeli military is desperately frustrated and exhausted due to the long war in Gaza.
Only a few hours after Netanyahu’s interview with the Time Magazine, Hebrew news agencies reported that dozens of Israeli military officers announced in a letter to the prime minister that the Israeli army is still far from winning the war in the Gaza Strip.
The letter, signed by more than 100 Israeli officers wrote that “over the past few days, we have been surprised by the repeated statements by senior military officials that victory is within reach and that it is possible to move into the phase of precision strikes in Gaza. We, who came from the field, know very well that the situation is still far from victory.”
In February, Netanyahu told ABC News that victory is within reach. “We’re going to do it. We’re going to get the remaining Hamas terrorist battalions in Rafah, which is the last bastion, but we’re going to do it,” Netanyahu said ahead of a ground assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah back on February 10.
According to Israeli media, at least 10,000 Israeli soldiers have been killed and wounded since the start of the Gaza conflict on October 7 last year.
