Netanyahu says they will not annex Gaza, but they will take full control of the Palestinian territory
The Israeli Prime Minister has said that they do so for "security" and that "later" they would leave the government to the "Arab forces."
Israeli PrimeMinister Binyamin Netanyahu said today that Israel will not annex the Gaza Strip, but will take control of the Palestinian territory for "security" and that "later", the administration under theHamas resistance organization , would be handed over to "a transitional government led by Arab forces."
"We intend to ensure our security, expel Hamas, free the people of Gaza and move to a civilian government," he stressed in an interview with American television Fox News.
In this regard, he has reiterated that Israel does not want to annex Palestinian territory, but wants a "security perimeter" . "We want to give the government to the Arab forces that will rule without threatening us, that has given the Gazatis a good life," Netanyahu has argued in response to questions from journalist Bill Hemmer.
In recent hours, tension has escalated among military leaders overthe possibility of Netanyahu announcing at a meeting of his government a possible plan for the full occupation of Gaza, an intention rejected by Army Chief Eyal Zamir , concerned about the situation of Israeli captives still in the Strip.
Famine
Meanwhile, cases of malnutrition deaths and epidemics continue to increase in Gaza, where humanitarian aid remains blocked, as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned today.
Tedros recalled that in July nearly 12,000 five-year-oldswere identified with severe malnutrition , 29 of whom have died. In total, 99 people have died of hunger in Gaza so far this year.
In addition, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported 100 more deaths on Wednesday as a result of Israeli attacks. In total, theZionist Army has killed 61,258 people since 7 October 2023.
On the other hand, as a result of the Israeli military offensive in the Strip,agricultural land inGaza that could be cultivated has almost disappeared, only 1.5% of which are currently usable and accessible, according to a new United Nations balance sheet.
Israel has destroyed 86.1% of the land, and another 12.4% would be usable, but its inhabitants cannot reach them.
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