Prime Minister Netanyahu told the Local Government Conference (MUNI EXPO 2026) that Israel will be the first country in the world to solve the threat of explosive drones. He also said that Israeli forces now hold nearly 70 percent of the Gaza Strip and are 'choking Hamas,' acccording to i24NEWS.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the MUNI EXPO local government conference on Wednesday afternoon, pledging that Israel would become the first country to solve the challenge posed by explosive drones. The remark was reported by i24NEWS from the conference in an unnamed venue.
Netanyahu also stated that Israeli forces now hold nearly 70 percent of the Gaza Strip and are 'choking Hamas.' The figure marks an expansion from his earlier cabinet statement on June 7, when he said Israel controlled 60 percent of Gaza and expected to reach 70 percent — a benchmark the prime minister now says has been attained or approached.
The conference also included remarks by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, who said nuclear inspections will resume soon with the top priority of verifying the location of enriched uranium. The comment was part of the same i24NEWS report but not elaborated upon in the initial dispatch.
The precise date of the drone-solving pledge was not specified beyond 'today,' though the timestamp places the event on Wednesday, June 24. No additional details on the technological solution were provided in the source message.
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