The ratio of Hamas fighters to Gazan civilians killed in the ongoing aggression against the Gaza strip is about 1:1 – claimed “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today.

“Fourteen thousand have been killed, combatants, and probably around sixteen thousand civilians have been killed,” Netanyahu said in comments made to podcast host Dan Senor – cited by “The Times of Israel”.

Netanyahu further claimed that one cannot condemn “Israel’s” conduct in the war if he supports “Israel’s” right to self-defense.

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On post-war Gaza plans, Netanyahu said that the next stage after defeating Hamas is to find another civil administration unaffiliated with Hamas to rule the Gaza strip, which he hopes is supported by Arab states.

“Israel” will continue to operate in Gaza for a long time to prevent Hamas from reemerging, he added.

“No one’s going to come in, until they know that you either destroyed Hamas, or you’re about to destroy Hamas. And that’s a certainty. Because, because if they think Hamas is going to emerge from the rubble and retake Gaza, they’re not going to commit suicide.”

“You don’t have to reoccupy it. You just have to demilitarize it actively. And you know, the distances are so small. So you go in, you go out. Or you remain where you have to be.”

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“No one’s going to come in, until they know that you either destroyed Hamas, or you’re about to destroy Hamas. And that’s a certainty. Because, because if they think Hamas is going to emerge from the rubble and retake Gaza, they’re not going to commit suicide.”

“That is not when every last Hamas fighter disappears, but when we vanquish them, destroy their organized battalions, and mop up the remaining places, and that’s going to take some time, but we can do it.”

“We’re actually quite close to achieving that. We’re very close to achieving the destruction of the remaining Hamas battalions,” Netanyahu declared.