Netanyahu says Israel could bomb Gaza ‘like the Allies bombed Dresden’

Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel could bomb Palestinians like the Allies in World War II bombed Dresden. 

He made these comments during an interview with right-wing US network Newsmax. 

When asked why the Israeli military does not "wipe Hamas and the Gaza Strip" off the map, he replied: "Because, we do not – we can bomb them like the allies bombed Dresden, we could starve them if we followed the vilifications, these false lies that are delivered against Israel, and nobody would be alive already”,  adding that Israel "tries to go only after the terrorists".

Since October 2023, the Israeli military has killed at least 61,722 people, while others 154,525 have been wounded.