Secretary Gallant unveils post-war plans ahead of Secretary of State Blinken’s visit
Granting administrative authority to Palestinian civilian organizations… security in israel
Foreign media, including the Associated Press, reported on the 4th (local time) that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has revealed a rough outline of how to rule the Gaza Strip after the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas.
Defense Minister Gallant said in a statement that day that if the war to eliminate Hamas ends, Israel will grant administrative authority to an organization made up of Palestinian residents, and that they will take responsibility for the Gaza Strip.
Secretary of Defense Gallant then said that Israel will maintain security control even after the war and will conduct free activities in the Gaza Strip.
Secretary Gallant also explained that other countries, including the United States, plan to supervise the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
Secretary of Defense Gallant also revealed tactics for the next stage of the ground war in the Gaza Strip.
He said, “We will switch to a new fighting method in line with the military results of the ground war in the northern Gaza Strip,” and will use customized tactics according to operational needs.
Defense Secretary Gallant added, “We will focus on removing the leadership and rescuing hostages in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of refugees are concentrated,” and added, “We will continue to carry out the operation until it is deemed necessary.”
Israel has been under pressure from the international community to disclose its post-war plans.
The Associated Press reported that this proposal is scheduled to be discussed during U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s visit to Israel. Secretary of State Blinken will visit Turkmenistan, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt from the 4th to the 11th.
The United States pressured Israel, which carried out air strikes and ground operations that lasted three months, to switch its military operations from high intensity to low intensity.
The Israeli government said that Defense Minister Gallant’s proposal has not yet been adopted as official policy and that it will be discussed in the war cabinet.
According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip’s Ministry of Health, Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed 22,400 people to date, two-thirds of whom are women and children. Israel launched a retaliatory attack on October 7 last year when Hamas killed over 1,200 people and took 240 hostage in a surprise attack in southern Israel.
Due to Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip, 85% of the total population of 2.3 million people lost their homes and became refugees. The United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) warned in a report that Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip has created a humanitarian crisis, with a quarter of the population starving due to lack of sufficient supplies.
Source: Donga
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