Israel does not intend to leave Gaza uncontrolled from its side after the end of the acute phase of the conflict, therefore it will maintain the presence of “strong forces” in the strip. In an interview with the newspaper on this subject Finance Times said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
“If we retreat, who will take control? We cannot leave a gap. We need to think about what the mechanism will be [контроля]; There are many ideas in the air. But no one wants to turn this place, the Gaza Strip, into a terrorist base again,” Herzog said.
Before reportedIt was stated that Israel could suspend the operation in Gaza after taking over the Shifa hospital and gaining full control. According to the IDF, one of Hamas’ main command posts is located underground on the grounds of this medical facility.
In parallel, US President Joe Biden statedIt would be a big mistake for Israel to invade the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict escalated on October 7, when the Palestinian radical group Hamas invaded Israel and took dozens of people hostage. Thereupon, the Israeli Armed Forces announced that they would retaliate and began bombing the Gaza Strip, where Hamas is based, and began a ground operation in the region at the end of October.
Previously in Palestine in the name A conference will be held on the reconstruction of Gaza.