During a press conference the Israeli leader was forced to do as thousands protested, Netanyahu gave no ground, either figuratively or literally.
Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and explained why Israeli forces wouldn't be leaving Gaza anytime soon. He has shied away from engaging with Israeli media during the war but was forced to do this press conference under pressure from the huge protests on the country's streets. If the thousands gathered outside the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv were hoping for a sign of compromise, they didn't get it.
He was asked why he agreed to withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor in May but has since changed his demands. He tried to claim he never made such a commitment. Mediators have said differently. He was challenged on his responsibility for the deaths of hostages but dismissed it as purely the fault of Hamas, an act of a group with no intention of negotiating.
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