Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (10 August) they had no choice but to complete the job and defeat Hamas, given the group's refusal to lay down its arms.

Netanyahu said Israel was working to increase aid distribution in a "humanitarian surge" and invited more countries to join in the efforts of the Israeli army with humanitarian aid drops.

"I don't want to prolong the war, I want to end the war." Netanyahu said and added that the military expansion in Gaza, aims to bring a swift end to the Gaza war after seizing the two remaining Hamas strongholds in the enclave.

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JERUSALEM, (AUGUST 10, 2025) (GPO-Access all)

1. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WALKING INTO CONFERENCE ROOM STANDING NEXT TO PODIUM

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"The war can end tomorrow if Gaza, or rather if Hamas, lays down its arms and releases all the remaining hostages. Gaza will be de-militarized. Israel will have overriding security responsibility. A security zone will be established on Gaza's border with Israel to prevent future terrorists and incursions.A civilian administration will be established in Gaza that will seek to live in peace with Israel."

3. JOURNALIST BEING HANDED A MICROPHONE

4. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING(POINTING TO SLIDE ON SCREEN):

"Five principles for concluding the war one, Hamas disarmed, second, all hostages freed, third, Gaza, de-militarized, fourth, Israel has overriding security control and five non-Israeli, peaceful civilian administration."

5. JOURNALISTS IN CONFERENCE ROOM

6. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"Given Hamas is refusal to lay down its arms, Israel has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas."

7. NETANYAHU ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS

8. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"Israel's security cabinet instructed the IDF to dismantle the two remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza City and the central camps. Contrary to false claims, this is the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily."

9. JOURNALISTS IN CONFERENCE ROOM

10. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"Designating rather safe corridors for aid distribution. You can go, you can drive trucks there and you'll be safe. Second, increasing the number of safe distribution points managed by the Gaza humanitarian foundations.

And three, air drops. That's air drops done by the Israeli Air Force and we're inviting others to join us."

11. NETANYAHU ADDRESSING JOURNALISTS

12. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"How to get the remaining hostages alive as we close in on Hamas. And there are various ways, that I think creative ways, that this can be done, but again I won't go into that."

13. PODIUM

14. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"I don't want to prolong the war, I want to end the war. And I think the other suggestions would have prolonged it. They may have gotten a dripping, maybe a dripping of the hostages (meaning partial release), even though Hamas showed no willingness to do that. And then they just go on and on and on, and we'd have this endless. Unless you are willing to just say, Israel capitulated. Go out and even then, I don't think we'll get all the hostages. And if we capitulate, it means that Hamas will regroup and carry out all the threats that it openly professes. Every day, by the way. Every day, they say. We're going to do the October 7th massacre again and again."

15. NETANYAHU SHOWING SCREENSHOT TAKEN FROM THE VIDEO RELEASED BY HAMAS SHOWING HOSTAGE EVYATAR DAVID

16. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"Look I respect Friedrich Merz. I think he's been a good friend of Israel, but I think he's buckled under. buckled under the pressure of false TV reports, and pressure from internal groups."

17. NETANYAHU AT PODIUM

18. (SOUNDBITE)(English)ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, SAYING:

"in fact we have decided, now ordered the military to bring in foreign journalists, more foreign journalists, alot while ensuring security but I think it can be done, in a way that is responsible and careful to preserve your own safety. so the directive has been since two days ago."

19. NETANYAHU LEAVING CONFERENCE ROOM