Netanyahu says Israel focusing on disarming Hamas, demilitarising Gaza

Israel

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday (Jan 27) that Israel would shift its focus to disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza following the return of the last hostage from the Palestinian territory. He further said that no reconstruction work would take place in Gaza until those two missions were accomplished. Netanyahu also vowed to block the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza, insisting Israel would maintain security control over both it and the occupied West