Netanyahu says Israel ‘working’ to find countries for Gaza Palestinians

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said his government is "working" to find countries that will receive Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

"We've set up an administration that will allow them [Gaza residents] to leave but... we need countries willing to take them in,"  a statement by his office said.

"That's what we're working on right now," the statement quoted Netanyahu as saying during a meeting with wounded soldiers in his office on Monday. 

Netanyahu estimated that "over 50 percent will leave" if given the option, the statement added.