Israel's economy minister Nir Barkat defended his country's strategy against Hamas in Gaza, attributing the civilian death toll to "terror infrastructure"

Israel's economy minister Nir Barkat defended his country's strategy against Hamas in Gaza, attributing the civilian death toll to "terror infrastructure," in an interview with CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, and its severe limiting of food and aid supplies into the blockaded enclave, has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians according to local health authorities.

→ The recently brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has so far seen the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and will, if honored by all parties,