THE Benjamin Netanyahu defies the White House, but also other western states, which called on Israel to withdraw from Gaza after the victory of the IDF against Hamas.

The Israeli Prime Minister explained on Friday, in his meeting with the heads of authorities of the border communities of Gaza that after the elimination of Hamas, “there will be full Israeli security control in the Gaza Strip, including full demilitarization, to ensure that there is no longer a threat from the Strip to the citizens of Israel.”

“The Israeli army will control Gaza even after the war, we cannot rely on an international force” Netanyahu clarified.

US President Joe Biden does not support an Israeli military “recapture” of the Gaza Strip after the end of the Israel-Hamas war, a White House spokesman said.

THE Biden believes that “The reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not the right thing to do”White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday.

The Israel Defense Forces they announced on Friday that they have hit about 15,000 targets belonging to terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war on October 7 and seized and destroyed approximately 6,000 weapons, including firearms, rockets, anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, explosive devices and ammunition.

The Israeli military reports that ground, air and naval forces continue to strike Hamas targets throughout the Stripincluding command centers, missile launchers, weapons depots, tunnels and other infrastructure used by the terrorist group, as well as dozens of its members. The IDF released footage showing recent strikes.