Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces' efforts to keep civilian casualties to a minimum in Gaza had been "not successful" - though he blamed his enemy.
Netanyahu said the Israeli military was working to eradicate Hamas, but the group was using civilians as "human shields". Hamas "don't give a hoot about the Palestinians," he said.
The other thing that I can say is that we'll try to finish that job with minimal civilian casualties. That's what we're trying to do: minimal civilian casualties. But unfortunately, we're not successful."
Quote Message: The other thing that I can say is that we'll try to finish that job with minimal civilian casualties. That's what we're trying to do: minimal civilian casualties. But unfortunately, we're not successful." from Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli prime minister
Source: BBC