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Monday, during an interview with USA News Network ABC NewsNetanyahu He said his country would take “overall responsibility for security”. Gaza After the war with Hamas.
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When asked by ABC News Netanyahu Who should govern the Palestinian territory when the war ends, he replied “Israel Indefinitely, it will have overall responsibility for security, because we’ve seen what happens when it doesn’t. “When we didn’t have that security responsibility, Hamas terrorism exploded on a scale we never imagined.”
This photo released by the Israeli military on November 7, 2023 shows its troops during operations in northern Gaza. (AFP).
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Some sectors of Israeli and American public opinion, and analysts, explained what was said Netanyahu Could be an in-line ad New Israeli occupation of Gazasomething America does not agree with, even our president Joe Biden It was open about the future of the enclave and ruled out the possibility of reoccupation.
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Evolution of Israel’s borders. (AFP).
It should be noted that after The Six Day War June 1967, Israel East Jerusalem, West Bank, The Piece Gaza and Golan Heights.
After 38 years, In September 2005, Israel withdrew all its forces from Gaza.. Two years later, in 2007, After ousting the Palestinian National Authority, Hamas seized power in the enclave.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023. (Photo by Abir Sultan / AFP).
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That same Monday, The White House reiterated that it does not believe Israeli forces should reoccupy Gaza.
John Kirby, a spokesman for the US National Security Council, said he had discussed the future Gaza Ongoing and nothing decided.
“What we support Hamas I can’t control anymore GazaKirby said. “We cannot go back to October 6,” he added.
“We are in dialogue with our Israeli counterparts on what the administration should look like Gaza After the conflict, I don’t think any solution has been reached one way or the other,” he continued. Kirby.
Death toll
According to Gaza Health Ministry data released on Wednesday, 10,569 people, including 4,324 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli bombings.
On Tuesday, Kirby talked with CNN And he mentioned the topic again. “President Joe Biden still believes it is not a good idea for Israeli forces to reoccupy Gaza. This is not good for Israel, he said, and it is not good for the Israeli people.
“One of the conversations that Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken has had in the region is what Gaza will look like after the conflict. What will the governance of Gaza look like? Because whatever it was, it couldn’t have been on October 6. It cannot be Hamas“, he reiterated.
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US President Joe Biden. (Mandal NGAN / AFP).
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In an interview in October “60 Minutes” program from CBS, Biden had called Israel’s occupation of Gaza a “huge mistake.”
At the time, Michael HerzogIsrael’s ambassador to the United States told CNN Israel has no intention of occupying Gaza after the end of the conflict.
On the future of Gaza, Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav GallantHe said on Tuesday that his country “will retain complete freedom of action to respond to any situation in Gaza” once the war ends, according to a statement carried by the Ynet news website.
Galata He added, “At the end of this campaign, Hamasas a military body or governing body Gazawill cease to exist”.
“There will be no threat to Israel’s security from Gaza. “Israel will retain complete freedom of action to respond to any situation that represents any kind of threat in Gaza,” he pointed out. Galata.
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Israeli action in Gaza. (AFP).
Blinken: “Israel cannot occupy Gaza”
This Wednesday, words Netanyahu They continued to echo. Visit to Tokyo, Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken He reiterated his country’s position.
“The only way to achieve lasting peace is not to displace the Palestinians Gaza“No re-occupation of the Strip, siege or reduction of territory,” he said. Blink At a press conference.
“We have been very clear from day one: Hamas cannot rule Gaza and Israel cannot occupy Gaza And there can be no displacement of Palestinians,” he stressed. Blink.
For its part, Ron DermerMinister of Strategic Affairs IsraelHe said in an interview with US network MSNBC on Wednesday Netanyahu “didn’t talk about the occupation of Gaza.”
“We’re completely off the hook Gaza For 17 years they gave us a reign of terror again. “It’s obvious we can’t do that again,” he said. Termer.
“When Hamas No longer in power Israel should have overall security responsibility indefinitely“, he explained, almost repeating the words Netanyahu.
But, he was asked how he would carry out this responsibility. Termer He said the issue was still open but promised ““It won’t be a career.”.
Termer He acknowledged that Israel would face a doomsday dilemma Hamas.
“Who governs Gaza? “If it is the Palestinian Authority that governs Gaza for the well-being of its citizens and does not want to destroy Hamas, then we can talk,” he said.
For his part, the spokesperson HamasAbdel Latif al-Khanou, responding to the US position, wrote, “What Kirby said about the future of Gaza Hamas It’s a fantasy”.
“Our people are in a symbiosis of resistance and they will decide their future,” he added.
Other Contradictions
CNN reported that in recent weeks Other strong differences between America and Israel. He explained this last week. Blink He pressed the Israelis for a “humanitarian pause” to allow hostages and civilians to leave Gaza and help the Palestinians, but was rebuffed by them. Netanyahu.
Despite the public announcement that Blink In the sense that civilians should not suffer the consequences of “(Hamas’) inhumanity and brutality,” Israeli forces continued to attack civilian areas after the senior US diplomat’s visit. Israel. The military said the sites were being used by Hamas, CNN reported.
Regarding the general ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu he told ABC News There will be no “without releasing our hostages.”
“As for the little tactical breaks, an hour here, an hour there. I think we’ve had them before, and we’ll check the conditions to allow commercial supplies, humanitarian supplies to come in, or our hostages, individual hostages to leave. But I don’t think there will be a general ceasefire. ,” Netanyahu insisted.
Comment
US wants ANP to take over Gaza
By Francisco Belaunde Matossian,
International researcher
What was said by Netanyahu It could be seen as a test balloon, which is exactly what the US doesn’t want. TO Israel What is most important to them is their safety, and they are not interested in the means they have to use to achieve it. At least if it means reoccupying Gaza, he’ll do it. Such a decision would leave Gaza’s population permanently confined to the southern part of the territory.
Whether such a decision would ensure safety is also debatable IsraelBecause unless the root problem of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved, its security will always be threatened.
As for the US, Biden is against reoccupying Gaza, but that may change if the US has a new government. But in any case, we are still far from the election. The war will continue for a few more weeks, during which time the Democrats will continue to rule the country.
Given that there are already differences between the US and Israel, it remains to be seen how these differences will be managed. The US has been very clear from the beginning that Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza.
What worries Americans is that Israel began its operation in Gaza without a plan for what might come next. What America proposes is that the Palestinian National Authority Gaza has a role to play in the future government, the Palestinian president agrees Mahmood Abbas.
So the US solution is for the PA to take over Gaza with international support. This is without ceasing to seek a solution to the fundamental issue of the creation of a Palestinian state. There is a total difference in what is currently proposed. Israel.
The US heavily supports Israel with defense money and has now sent aircraft carriers and other powerful equipment to prevent a regional war. For Washington, an escalation of the conflict would be a diplomatic nightmare, and a grim one at that.
There are also electoral reasons for America’s position. Biden cannot appear to be entirely on Israel’s side and not consider the humanitarian interests of the Palestinians and their rights. Right now, it’s unclear how much pressure the US can put on Israel, which it does with humanitarian aid.
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Destruction in the Gaza Strip. (AFP).
