Netanyahu says Israel must retain control of security in Gaza after the war

The war has already killed more than 15,000 Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war against Hamas ends.

The remarks came as Israel’s military said its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city in its its pursuit to wipe out the territory’s Hamas rulers.