However, the politician stipulated that this will happen as long as it does not pose a threat to the Jewish state. Tel Aviv, he said, “reserves the right to maintain operational freedom” in the Gaza Strip.
Israel: The Gaza Strip After the War
Gallant explained that after the war ended Hamas will not control the enclaveAnd matters of civil administration will be transferred to the hands of the Palestinians. Israeli military forces will retain the ability to operate, but there will be no Israeli “civilian presence” in the area.
“The residents of the Gaza Strip are Palestinians, so they are governed by Palestinian institutions, provided that there are no hostile operations or threats against the State of Israel,” the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Gallant also noted that the fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip “will continue as long as necessary.” The announcement shows that in the northern part of the enclave, where the IDF launched the first phase of the ground invasion, the priority in the near future will be the destruction of Hamas tunnels, special forces operations and more precisely “targeted” attacks.
Meanwhile, south of the enclave, military operations will focus on eliminating Hamas leaders and rescuing Israeli hostages, Gallant said.
We remind you that the vast majority of the victims of the Israeli campaign in the Gaza Strip are civilians. The invasion was carried out on October 7 in response to a terrorist attack by Hamas.
Biden and Austin on the concept of a Palestinian state
in the second half of December Lloyd Austin spoke to Yoav Galant in Tel AvivHead of the US Department of Defense. According to him, he discussed with his Israeli counterpart the humanitarian situation of civilians in the Gaza Strip and the transition from intense fighting to less intense military operations. However, he emphasized that the current “operation” is an Israeli activity, and therefore Washington is not going to impose any conditions and deadlines.
According to Austin, the need to return to the concept of a Palestinian state was also raised.
Let's remember that in this article In a recent Washington Post op-ed titled “The US Will Not Back Down from the Challenge of Putin and Hamas,” US President Joe Biden wrote that a two-state solution is the only way to ensure the long-term security of both countries. Israel and the Palestinian people.
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