Netanyahu: conflict was 'justified' and 'proportionate'

Netanyahu has given a speech justifying Israeli actions in Gaza.

"I think it was justified. I think it was proportionate and that doesn't in any way take away the deep regret we have for the loss of a single civilian casualty," he told a news conference in Jerusalem.

He also blamed Hamas for the death toll, saying “90 percent of the fatalities could have been avoided had Hamas not rejected then the ceasefire it accepts now. Hamas needs to be blamed for these deaths, ostracised from the family of nations.”

Key points:

Israel is ready to reenter Gaza if Hamas brakes the truce and is keeping its troops on the border.
It would be “a moral mistake,” not to act against fire from mosques, schools and residential areas. Such behaviour would represent “an enormous victory for terrorists everywhere.”
"We have cooperated and are cooperating with PA. We’re prepared to see a role for them [in] the reconstruction Gaza, humanitarian aid, security questions. The ceasefire agreement was coordinated with them."
"Hamas wants civilian casualties. They pretty much say so."
Likens Hamas to al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, and Islamic State.
Netanyahu thanks US Secretary of State John Kerry for his support, saying they continue to have good conversations.
Israel is building a system to detect and preventatively destroy tunnels, not unlike its current Iron Dome missile system.