Netanyahu in the wake of the ICJ rulings: We act according to our security needs

Asked what the IDF will do next in Gaza, after Khan Younis, Netanyahu says Israel cannot allow “organized [Hamas] fighting forces in Gaza” but will not detail the next steps.

He again cites “ex” officers who claimed the war would end in January. It won’t end “until all our goals are achieved,” he says.

Asked about a claim by Maayan Sherman that her son Ron was killed by poison gas used by the IDF in the area where Ron was held hostage in Gaza, Netanyahu says the IDF follows the laws of war and does everything it can to avoid harming hostages.

Asked why he didn’t get the cabinet to approve the entry of flour to Gaza, he says this is “fake news” and that the issue as handled was unanimously backed by the war cabinet and presented to the full cabinet as well.

Finally, asked whether he is disappointed by The Hague’s decision, he says it is “very disappointing” that the genocide case against Israel was even brought to the ICJ.

He notes that the court did not order a ceasefire in the war.

“In any case, we act as needed for our security, and we will decide in the coming days as regards the future.”