Benjamin Netanyahu claims Hamas are "putting people at check points with guns to prevent Palestinians from leaving."

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00:00 We asked the people of Gaza to leave, to go to a safe zone in the south where we're enabling humanitarian aid to reach them.

00:07 Hamas is putting checkpoints

00:09 with people with guns to prevent Palestinians from leaving the war zone.

00:15 Hamas is responsible for civilian casualties, but we will do every effort to avoid them

00:22 and to fight this war as speedily and as

00:25 as rapidly as we can, but it could be a long war.

00:29 When this is over, the people of Israel will rebuild their communities and the people of Gaza will no longer live under Hamas' tyranny.

00:37 But first, there's one condition.

00:39 One condition for anything that could happen and the good things that could happen once this war is over.

00:44 And that condition is that Hamas must be destroyed. And I thank you,

00:49 Emanuel, for coming here to Israel, for standing with Israel,

00:53 for standing with us in Israel and expressing your support.

00:58 We rely on your continued support as this important battle for our future, our common future,

01:04 proceeds till victory. Thank you.