Israel will not take control of Gaza when the fighting ends. This was stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived on a visit to Israel. RIA News.
According to him, Israeli authorities have made clear that they have no intention or desire to regain control of Gaza territory and assume responsibility for this. At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced that Hamas should not remain in power in the Palestinian territories. According to him, this is unacceptable.
Today, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Blinken: conditions For a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. As stated, the main issue is the release of the hostages.
Let us recall that on October 7, following a massive rocket attack, thousands of Hamas militants entered Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. More than 200 hostages were captured.
In response, the Israeli Defense Forces announced the start of Operation Iron Sword, and the Israeli National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, electricity and fuel supplies to Gaza.
Previously reportedBlinken met with Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.