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Israel did not enter Gaza to hand it over to the Palestinian Authority, Netanyahu says

Netanyahu recalled that after the IDF withdrew from Gaza in 2005, it handed it over to the PA, which was then ousted by Hamas in a violent coup in 2007.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023.
(photo credit: ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS)
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
NOVEMBER 18, 2023 21:30
Updated: NOVEMBER 19, 2023 10:07

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