Loading ...Netanyahu Finally Presents Gaza Post-War Plan To Cabinet & It’s Sure To Anger Biden Admin
On Thursday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented Israel’s security cabinet with a much anticipated document outlining plans for the ‘day after’ Hamas in the Gaza Strip. He’s repeatedly vowed to not stop the large-scale military operation Gaza until the terror group is completely eradicated – a tall order which some analysts say could take years to actually accomplish – and the question of who will rule Gaza in the aftermath has become a contentious one.
A main theme of the document is that Israel will aim to install “local officials” from among Palestinians to administer services for the Gaza Strip instead of Hamas. They must be completely unaffiliated with Hamas, and further must not be involved with or backed by “countries or entities that support terrorism” (which means especially Qatar or Iran). There is no mention in the proposed plan of whether these might be Palestinian Authority representatives.
Overall the document establishes principles which are directly at odds with the Biden administration’s desired outcome of the Strip being handed over to the PA in the future. Biden and his top officials have also voiced support for a two state solution, however which the Netanyahu document denounces as a “reward for terror”.