Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a Sunday cabinet meeting to push back on recent suggestions that the US is dictating security policy on Gaza.

"Israel is an independent state, the United States is an independent state," Netanyahu said.

Netanyahu also said Israel is not seeking approval for military attacks and addressed the issue of international teams meant to monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Israel’s security policy governed by its own discretion

"We control our own security and we have made it clear to the international forces that Israel will determine which forces are acceptable to us, and that is how we operate and will continue to operate," he said.

Netanyahu's response comes after US vice president JD Vance’s Israel visit followed the arrival of Trump’s Middle

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