The main proposal implies that it not be governed by any political organization.
Situation. Israel analyzes a post-war scenario in the Strip.
Israel is analyzing a post-war scenario in the Gaza Strip in which its Army would divide the coastal territory into areas controlled by tribes or clans so that it is not governed by any political organization, Israeli public television reported yesterday.
The KAN 11 channel, citing unnamed officials, said that the plan for the day after the offensive against the Palestinian Hamas terrorists was drawn up by the Army and presented yesterday to the Israeli war cabinet, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Under the plan, the clans would be in charge of the civil administration of the Gaza Strip and would oversee the distribution of humanitarian aid for an undetermined period of time, the state television channel added.
The organization that brings together the tribes of the enclave, the Supreme Authority of the Palestinian Tribes, rejected the plan and called for the unity of the different Palestinian factions to confront it.
The organization’s commissioner general, Akef al-Masry, said in a statement that Israel “seeks to cover up its failure in Gaza and create confusion and conflict in Palestinian society,” Qatari news network Al Jazeera reported.
Al-Masry called for an end to the division between Hamas and the secular Fatah party – the two largest Palestinian political entities – and stressed the need for a unified national leadership “to strengthen the firmness of the people and prevent opportunities for all the plans” of Israel.
Hamas has taken power in Gaza since 2007 after expelling Al Fatah from the region, which controls the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), the autonomous Palestinian government recognized by Israel and the international community.
President Mahmoud Abbas’ ANP governs the West Bank. The Israeli Government has rejected the PA taking control of Gaza after an eventual defeat of Hamas. Furthermore, Abbas is highly unpopular among Palestinians, especially because of his cooperation with Israel on security in the West Bank.
Arab countries have refused to send peacekeepers to Gaza to maintain security there for an indefinite period of time because Israel has already said it plans to leave a military presence inside the enclave, along the entire border, to prevent future infiltrations.
Source: Ambito
