After the completion of the ground operation, Israel will create a buffer zone near the Gaza Strip border. An unnamed Israeli official told the publication: Times of Israel.
According to him, it is necessary to create a certain security buffer zone on the border with the Gaza Strip so that the radical Palestinian movement Hamas no longer has the opportunity to gather forces and take the Jewish state by surprise.
“This is a security measure, not a political move. We do not plan to stay in the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip border,” the Israeli official emphasized.
It was stated in the broadcast that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared buffer zone plans with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit.
Meanwhile, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin statedIsrael’s tactical victory in the Gaza Strip could result in a strategic defeat if Palestinians defect to Hamas. According to Austin, he has spoken about this issue with Israeli leaders on multiple occasions and continues to encourage them to prevent casualties in Gaza.
Before this, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas requested The International Criminal Court (ICC) requests Israel to speed up its work on war crimes.
Previously Medvedev stated About the possibility of a hundred-year war in the Middle East.