'Nothing left to occupy': Palestinians react to Netanyahu's Gaza plan
Those displaced by the fighting offered their opinions hours after Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel intended to take over the entire territory for security purposes but did not plan to govern it long-term. He said the aim would be to eventually hand over control to Arab forces, though he gave no specifics over what that could entail
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