Gaza War: Netanyahu: Soldiers remain in conquered Gaza areas

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that Israeli soldiers should remain stationed in conquered areas of the Gaza Strip in the future. It is no longer intended that soldiers only carry out attacks in the Gaza Strip and then withdraw there, he said in a video address. The goal is the opposite. He left open whether the entire area or only certain parts of it should be taken.

Residents should be resettled

The Israeli head of government also said that the residents of the Gaza Strip were relocated. This is done for your own protection. Local residents in the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, reacted with horror to the most recent plans of Israel.

The decided expansion of the offensive in the Gaza Strip was on the recommendation of the chief of staff Ejal Zamir in order to smash Hamas, Netanyahu continues. Zamir is convinced that the tightening of the missions will also help with the saving of the kidnapped. “And I agree with him.”

Security cabinet approves plans for taking the Gaza Strip

According to government circles, the Israeli security cabinet had previously approved the income of the Gaza strip and constant control of the areas by the army. The plan also provides for moving the population from the north of the sealed coastal strip to the south. The aim is to defeat the Islamist Hamas and achieve the release of the hostages. The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz had already said last month that Israel’s soldiers should keep control in all areas conquered in the Gaza Strip. Unlike in the past, the army would no longer vacate areas, he said at the time.