Israel has nothing against Gazans: Netanyahu
August 08, 2014  02:08
Israel has "nothing against the people of Gaza" and wants to help them deal with the "tyranny" of Hamas rule, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today. 

"I'm not sure the battle is over," he told the Fox News network's "Hannity" program, a month after the start of the Israel offensive that has claimed nearly 2,000 mostly Palestinian lives. 

"I think we've degraded their (Hamas) capabilities significantly," he said, adding there may still remain tunnels dug by Hamas under the Gaza-Israel border that have yet to be found.

"It really depends on whether they want to continue this battle. I think we have to find a peaceful solution, if we can," he added. He added: "We have nothing against the people of Gaza. In fact, we want to help the people of Gaza who are suffering
under this terror tyranny." 

On the high number of Palestinian civilian casualties that has provoked international condemnation, Netanyahu described such deaths as inevitable in the heat of battle. 

"Those casualties are cruel, but they're unintentional," he said.
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