Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office claims that the IDF has “taken control of the phones” of Palestinian civilians and Hamas operatives in Gaza, and his UN speech is “now being broadcast live via those devices.”
Gaza residents reportedly received text messages with a link to Netanyahu’s speech, and there is no immediate confirmation of devices being taken over.
In his speech, Netanyahu addresses Palestinians in Gaza — in English — saying that the war in Gaza can end immediately with the return of the hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, and the demilitarization of the Strip.
Netanyahu’s speech is also broadcast live via loudspeakers, some on the border with Gaza, operated by a civilian company, and some deep in the Strip, which were placed by the IDF at military encampments.
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