Netanyahu In Blistering Rebuke Of US Post-War Plans: "Israel Will Control Entire Area From The River To The Sea"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he informed the White House that he firmly opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario, after also saying that the operation to eliminate Hamas could continue all the way into 2025.

In statements that run directly counter to what the US has expressed (namely a desire for a two state solution), Netanyahu said, according to the widely circulated Hebrew translator's words, "In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan. This collides with the idea of sovereignty. What can you do?"

Netanyahu: "In the future, the state of Israel has to control the entire area from the river to the sea." pic.twitter.com/s6iqEUrKcE

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The Israeli leader added that he had "told this to the Americans" and then stressed, "The prime minister needs to be capable of saying no to our friends."