Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that any Gaza peace deal that weakens Israel and leaves it unable to defend itself against hostile neighbours would be unacceptable. A potential peace agreement "that makes Israel so weak and unable to defend itself" would "set peace backwards and not forward," he said during a joint press appearance with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Jerusalem, reiterating that "Israel has to have the necessary security responsibility" in Gaza. rcb/it
