“Iwe will solarize areas [em Gaza]we will expel members of Hamas from these areas and we will bring in other forces that will allow the formation of an alternative government”, said Gallant, without giving further details, but referring to this leadership as an “alternative that threatens” the Palestinian Islamist group, in power. in the territory since 2007.
Furthermore, Gallant pointed out that the ground and air attack on Rafah, in the south of the enclave, served to destroy the roads connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt, which he claimed are used for arms smuggling, which will help prevent the Hamas recovery.
The Defense Minister insisted that the current offensive, along with the creation of an alternative government, would guarantee two of Israel’s objectives in the war: eliminating Hamas as the dominant and military authority in the Strip and the return of the 121 hostages who remain in Palestinian territory.
“We will not accept the Hamas government in Gaza at any stage of any process aimed at ending the war,” said Gallant, alluding to the ongoing negotiations, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States.
On Friday, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, released a proposal for a consensual truce with Israel, in which, in three phases, both parties would achieve the permanent ceasefire desired by Hamas and the release of hostages, demanded by Hamas. Israeli executive.
Hamas demands an Israeli commitment to “reach an agreement that leads to a comprehensive ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from Gaza and the unrestricted entry of aid to shelter and help the displaced,” senior Osama Hamdan told al-Jazeera. of the Palestinian group.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in turn, stated in a statement from his office that his conditions for ending the war – the prior destruction of Hamas’ military and governmental capabilities, the release of hostages and the guarantee that the Gaza Strip no longer poses a threat to Israel – they will not change.
The Israeli Defense Minister has criticized aspects of Netanyahu’s management of the conflict, particularly the absence of a post-war plan, and warned him in mid-May that he will not accept an Israeli proposal for a military government in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu, who stated that the proposal does not prevent the destruction of Hamas, while continuing his military offensive in Rafah, is under great political pressure, with large-scale demonstrations in the main Israeli areas demanding an end to the conflict and the release of the hostages, and the threat of his far-right allies to abandon the executive.
The war in the Gaza Strip was triggered by a Hamas attack on Israeli soil, on October 7, 2023, which caused around 1,200 deaths and left two hundred hostages held by the Palestinian group, according to Tel Aviv.
The Israeli offensive that followed in the Gaza Strip caused more than 36,000 deaths, according to health authorities from the Hamas government, which controls the Palestinian enclave.
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