Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on 7 August that Israel intends to take full military control of the Gaza Strip, establishing a security perimeter, before handing it over to unspecified Arab forces for governance.
The plan comes ahead of a critical security cabinet meeting, where options for extending Israel’s military presence into parts of Gaza currently unoccupied will be discussed.
There’s pushback from the military leadership: Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is pushing back, warning that a full occupation could endanger the safety of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and risk substantial military casualties.
A senior Hamas official responded to Netanyahu’s proposal by vowing to treat any group formed to govern Gaza under these terms as an "occupying force linked to Israel.
The international community has responded with concern. The United Nations cautioned that a broader campaign could dramatically worsen humanitarian suffering in Gaza, where starvation and displacement are already rampant.
A Jordanian official, firmly stated that Arab nations “will only support what Palestinians agree and decide on.” They insisted, “Security in Gaza must be done through legitimate Palestinian institutions.” The official also bluntly added: “Arabs will not be agreeing to Netanyahu’s policies nor clean his mess.”
Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office frames the move as a strategic shift, not to govern Gaza, but to dismantle Hamas's influence and shift governing responsibility to others. Critics, on the other hand, question who would realistically take over and whether these signals forced population shifts.
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