Netanyahu calls for international unity against 'Islamic terrorism'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for forming an international alliance to fight what he described as Islamic terrorism.

Ahead of a meeting with US Republican Congressman Darrell Edward Issa, Netanyahu said "Islamic terrorism" threatens the entire world, including Israel, the US and moderate Arab countries.

He went on to compare the Palestinian resistance group Hamas to the militant Islamic State which controls large swathes in both Iraq and Syria.