Israel to take overall security responsibility of Gaza: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country will take ‘overall responsibility’of Gaza's security for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas ends.

Israeli Prime Minister said this in a television interview with ABC News broadcast on Monday.

Despite growing calls for a ceasefire from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and other world leaders, Netanyahu said he did not support one.

“There will be no ceasefire -- general ceasefire -- in Gaza without the release of our hostages,” he said.

The Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza by air, land and sea since October 7, when Hamas militants launched a cross-border attack that left 1,400 dead in Israel, most of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities, and over 240 hostages taken.

The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 10,000 people, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday, including more than 4,000 children.

Source: Agencies