Israeli Defense Minister reveals post-war plan, without “Israeli civilian presence” in Gaza

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2024-01-05 11:23:00

In « Hamas ” is “ Israeli civil administration », is « Israeli civilian presence » in the Gaza Strip of « after war “. In any case, this is what appears in the first plan presented by Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday January 4, where he sets out the organization that could be set up in the Palestinian territory at the end of the fighting.

The minister revealed the broad outlines of this plan to the press before submitting it to Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet, divided in recent weeks over the course of action to follow in the war against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, in power in Gaza since 2007. .

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The unveiling of the Gallant plan comes on the eve of a new visit to the Middle East by the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken which aims, among other things, to avoid a spread of the war between Israel and Hamas.

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According to the plan, operations in the Gaza Strip “will continue” until “return of the hostages”au “dismantling Hamas’ military and governance capabilities” et « the elimination of military threats in the Gaza Strip », Supported Yoav Gallant.

After which another phase will begin, that of ” next day “ the war according to which “Hamas will not control Gaza”according to this plan which has not, at this stage, been adopted by the government.

Palestinian-administered Gaza

The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, called on Monday for a return of Jewish settlers to Gaza after the war and for ” encourage “ the Palestinian population to emigrate, following a similar call from his far-right colleague, Bezalel Smotrich.

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“There will be no Israeli civilian presence in the Gaza Strip after the war objectives are achieved”declared Thursday Yoav Gallant, specifying that the Israeli army would however keep “his freedom of action” in Gaza to curb all « menace » possible.

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“The people of Gaza are Palestinians. Therefore Palestinian entities will be in charge (of management) on the condition that there is no hostile action or threat against the State of Israel.said the Minister of Defense without specifying who, among the Palestinians, should administer this territory of 2.4 million inhabitants.

In recent weeks, analysts have discussed different scenarios such as the return to the Gaza Strip, after the war, of Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA), which currently sits in the occupied West Bank.

However, according to a recent poll by the Center for Palestinian Policy and Polling Research (PCPSR), an independent institute in Ramallah, nearly two-thirds of Palestinians surveyed (64%) believe that Hamas will retain control of Gaza after the fighting ends. . Some 11% of respondents predict an AP government but without Mahmoud Abbas and barely 7% with the latter.

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“Israel wants to separate Gaza from the West Bank”

In an interview with the Financial Times, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Shtayyeh, however pleaded in favor of a “political solution for the whole of Palestine” and not just from Gaza.

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“People are starting to talk about the next day, about the PA ruling Gaza again”but Israel “wants to politically separate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank”did he declare.

And to add: “We need to look at the calendar and cross off 2024 (…) I don’t think Israel will leave Gaza very soon, rather I believe Israel will create its own civil administration that will operate under the authority of its occupying army. Therefore, the question of “the day after” is unclear (at the moment). »

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