Netanyahu: Israel 'not successful' in minimizing Gaza civilian casualties

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said in an interview that his country has been "not successful" in minimizing civilian casualties inside the Gaza Strip. 

Netanyahu, speaking to CBS News, said "any civilian death is a tragedy" and that "we shouldn't have any because we're doing everything we can to get the civilians out of harm's way, while Hamas is doing everything to keep them in harm's way. 

"So we send leaflets, we call them on their cell phones, and we say: 'leave'. And many have left," Netanyahu said. "But Hamas tried to stop them at gunpoint and fired at the safe corridors that we provided for the Palestinians. So they don't give a hoot about the Palestinians." 

"The other thing that I can say is that we'll try to finish that job with minimal civilian casualties," Netanyahu added. "That's what we're trying to do, minimal civilian casualties. But unfortunately, we're not successful." 

The Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health says more than 11,000 civilians have been killed so far in Gaza since the onset of the Oct. 7 war. Hamas also has killed more than 1,200 Israelis and has taken around 240 people captive