Israel Netanyahu: Foreign journalists can enter Gaza with the army
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he has instructed the army to allow more foreign journalists access to the Gaza Strip. They need to see Israeli efforts to allow humanitarian aid for the population of Gaza into the coastal strip, Netanyahu told journalists in Jerusalem.
10.08.2025, 16:56
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"There is a problem with ensuring security, but I think it can be done in a careful and responsible way," he also said. "You will see Gaza residents fighting against Hamas," he told journalists. There will also be a lot of destruction. However, he did not blame the Israeli army for this, but Hamas, whose fighters had "prepared almost every building with booby traps". The army had deliberately detonated many of them using old army vehicles.
The UN emergency aid office Ocha reported in spring that around 70 percent of buildings in the Gaza Strip had been destroyed or severely damaged. The destruction and damage was particularly extensive in the city of Gaza, in Chan Junis and parts of Rafah, at over 80 to 90 percent.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war, foreign journalists have only been able to visit the Gaza Strip "embedded" with the Israeli army. They were only ever allowed to see certain sections. It was initially unclear whether Netanyahu's directive meant a real change in this practice.
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel and the Palestinian Territories announced that it had contacted the army and the Prime Minister's Office and asked for more details. The members will then be informed.
