Netanyahu on why journalists can’t enter Gaza without the IDF

One way of putting pressure on Hamas is. for the world's press to report what's. really going on there and to give body. to the things you've been saying about. what they're doing. Why don't you allow. international journalists into Gaza? >> I think we do, but we could do more and. we probably should. >> Not without being with the IDF. >> Yeah. Well, that's that's not an. uncommon practice. But I can tell you. one thing. Uh first of all, we don't. want any journalists killed and some. have been tragically killed because. there's crossfire. Could you say. definitively that you will allow the. international press in without the IDF?

>> I didn't say without the IDF, but we can. have more numbers than you can see. I. mean, it's so small. You're not You. can't really It's not like uh it's not. like. >> I've been there with the IDF. Um it is. small, but it is much the most more. important thing is to allow the press in. independently. And if you really want to. change the perception of then you it is. not there's a ceasefire now. >> Yeah, but still a war zone we just had. It's it's hard for me not to think that. you have something that you want to hide. when you won't let the press in. >> No, it's not. But it's dangerous. Uh we.

just had this now today. Uh we had. rocket fire. Uh a few days ago we had. sniper fire. That's yesterday actually. Uh you know, I wouldn't be so cavalier. about it. And the last thing I want to. see is any of you you or anyone else. >> There have been a huge number of. journalists killed in Gaza. So I don't. think it's very easy for you to say that. you are not concerned about people's. lives. I am because we didn't target. them, Zani. We didn't target them. We. don't kill journalists and we don't jail. them either, you know, and we certainly. don't execute them as kamas is doing and.

some of the regimes that are criticizing. us are doing. But I think that uh you're. not going to hide anything. In fact, I. hope you discover the truth. Go and see. the number of trucks that are held up by. kamas. >> Prime Minister, the minute you let. journalists independently, I will go. back to Gaza. I've been with the IDF. I. don't want to do that again. I will go. independently the minute you let people. in. I'll consider your offer.