Israeli Ambassador Says Humanitarian Pauses Are Revealing Palestinians ‘Don’t Like Us But They Don’t Like Hamas Either’

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog claimed that recently approved humanitarian pauses in Gaza are showing that Palestinians don't support Hamas.

The humanitarian pauses comprise four hour breaks in Israeli strikes on Gaza during which civilians can travel out of the north where the heaviest fighting is, as well as obtain food, water and other supplies.

Herzog told Fox News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream that two roads have been secured so that civilians can travel from northern Gaza, where the heaviest fighting is, to the south.

He claimed 200,000 people have utilized the roads, which he sees as a lack of support for Hamas — though he didn't specifically address the violence they would have to deal with if they opted to stay where they are

"They don't like us but they don't like Hamas either," he said.

Herzog insisted that Israel does not want to govern Gaza after the conflict with Hamas is done, but noted that if Palestinian Authority is to take control again, they need a major "reform."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, reiterated on Saturday that Israel would "continue to control security" in Gaza after the war. Israel does not plan to govern or supply basic services, he said.

Herzog said there is a current "dialogue" with the United States about what Gaza's government will look like after the war.

"We understand it is our position that Palestinians will have to govern themselves. What the exact role of the Palestinian Authority is remains to be seen because everybody understands that the PA in its current composition, they can hardly govern Ramallah, so certainly not Gaza," the ambassador said.