Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all the murderers and rapists, and leaving Hamas intact." ![]() He also said he rejected Hamas for the release of Israeli hostages, saying: "In exchange. If someone has a different position, they should show leadership and candidly state their position to the citizens of Israel." "As long as I am prime minister, I will continue to strongly insist on this. "My insistence is what prevented for years the establishment of a Palestinian state that would have posed an existential danger to Israel," he said. However, Mr Netanyahu said he had firmly stood up to "international and internal pressures" to change this position and would continue to do so. US President Joe Biden also said on Friday that he had spoken with Mr Netanyahu about possible solutions for creation of an independent Palestinian state, suggesting one path could involve a non-militarised government. He made similar comments on Friday, which UK defence secretary Grant Shapps called "disappointing". "Gaza must be demilitarised, under Israel's full security control," he said. On Sunday, the Israeli prime minister released a statement in which he said he would "not compromise on full Israeli security control of all territory west of the Jordan River". ![]() Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to back down over his comments on Israel's future relationship with Gaza - despite international pressure.
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