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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Netanyahu's remarks aim to whitewash Israeli crimes in Gaza: Hamas</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">August 12, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hamas
affirms Netanyahu is covering up \u201cIsrael\u2019s\u201d war crimes in Gaza, citing
genocide, starvation, and media restrictions, and urges global action to
stop the aggression.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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Palestinians mourn their relatives who were killed while
trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in
Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 (<em>AP</em>)
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<p>The Hamas response to Netanyahu on Sunday reaffirmed the Israeli
occupation prime minister\u2019s recent statements as \u201ca desperate attempt to
absolve the Zionist entity and its army of genocide and starvation
crimes that <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/aid-site-massacres-continue-in-gaza--death-toll-reaches-61-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed the lives of more than 18,000 children</a>.\u201d</p>
<p>The movement cited dozens of UN and international reports documenting
genocide accusations, calling Netanyahu\u2019s rhetoric a continuation of
misleading narratives to justify war crimes and invert the truth.</p>
<p>Hamas said Netanyahu\u2019s use of the term \u201cliberation\u201d was an attempt to distort the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-war-cabinet-splits-over-gaza-plans-as-zamir-issues-w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal reality of occupation under international law</a>.
It called his claim of \u201cnot wanting to occupy Gaza\u201d mere deception
aimed at concealing plans for forced displacement, destruction of
essential infrastructure, and installing a proxy authority.</p>
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<h2>Exploiting the captives' file</h2>
<p>The movement accused Netanyahu of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/al-qassam-shows-starving-israeli-captive-amid-gaza-siege-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using the Israeli captives as a pretext for continued aggression</a> while ignoring his army\u2019s role in killing dozens of them and violating the January ceasefire agreement.</p>
<p>Hamas recalled that Netanyahu withdrew from the last round of
negotiations, which was close to securing a prisoner exchange, stressing
that only ending the aggression and reaching an agreement could
safeguard captives\u2019 lives.</p>
<h2>Gaza starvation and humanitarian needs</h2>
<p>Hamas rejected Netanyahu\u2019s claim of bringing two million tons of aid
into Gaza, saying it did not absolve him from responsibility for the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/not-just-israeli-strikes--hunger--aid-site-attacks-kill-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaza starvation crisis that has killed 217 people</a>, including 100 children.</p>
<p>The group noted that aid deliveries amount to less than 10% of the
Strip\u2019s humanitarian needs and criticized the continued use of the
\u201cinhumane Gaza institution\u201d for aid distribution, referring to the Gaza
Humanitarian Foundation, where around 1,800 Palestinians have been
killed.</p>
<h2>Media blackout amid attacks on journalists</h2>
<p>Addressing Gaza foreign media access, Hamas said the occupation\u2019s
crimes are exposed by field realities and reports from international
media demanding entry to Gaza.</p>
<p>It also recalled the Israeli targeting and murders of over 260 Palestinian journalists, making <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/wartime-journalism--the-choices-we-make-and-the-price-we-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the war the deadliest for media workers globally</a>, and challenged the occupation to allow unfettered access for international journalists.</p>
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<h2>Hamas calls for international action </h2>
<p>In conclusion, Hamas said the UN and all relevant states and institutions face a moral and <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas-demands-opening-of-all-gaza-crossings--calls-for-globa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legal test to act immediately to halt the aggression</a>,
lift the siege, and ensure safe and full humanitarian access across
Gaza. It called for holding occupation leaders accountable for Israeli
war crimes in Gaza, rejecting Netanyahu\u2019s \u201clies,\u201d opening all crossings,
ending the war, and protecting civilians.</p>
<p>Since October 7, 2023, \u201cIsrael\u201d has waged a war on Gaza that has
killed 61,430 people and injured 153,213, including 1,778 killed and
over 12,894 injured while seeking aid, and 217, among them 100 children,
who died from hunger and malnutrition.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/netanyahu-s-gaza-remarks-undermine-ceasefire-efforts--hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netanyahu's Gaza remarks undermine ceasefire efforts: Hamas</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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