In an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the accusations that he transferred money to Hamas over the years, saying: "The money was given to prevent a humanitarian disaster. To make sure that the water and sewage pumps work, that the electricity works, that was the goal. We did everything we could to weaken the military power of Hamas, but we were not able to uproot them." Netanyahu added: "Now we want to get them out and put in a civilian regime that is not committed to them and to the idea of destroying Israel."