### [2026-07-5](/feed/2026/07/5/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there will be no reconstruction in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is disarmed and the strip is demilitarized. 




### Sources:

1. [Ynetnews](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sygh0rvqme)

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