Netanyahu Says Intensive Fighting in Gaza Is Close to Ending
TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel is close to shifting to a less-intense phase of fighting in Gaza, and that he opposes the idea of re-establishing Israeli civilian settlements in Gaza, a key ambition of his far-right coalition partners. “The intensive phase of the war is about to end,” Netanyahu said in an interview televised Sunday evening on Israel’s Channel 14, a rare live prime-time appearance for an Israeli audience.