Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on August 10, 2025. ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Aug. 10 defended his nation’s planned military takeover of the Gaza Strip, saying Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of [the] Hamas [terrorist group].”
On Aug. 10, U.S. President Donald Trump and Netanyahu spoke by phone to discuss the planned Israeli operation to establish full military control of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, which was approved by the Israeli Security Cabinet last week.
