The details of Gallant’s plan on who will govern Gaza after the war, which led to a public debate between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Israel, have emerged. Netanyahu said he would discuss the issue with Gallant face to face.
The Hayom newspaper wrote about the plan of Defence Minister Gallant, who disagreed with Prime Minister Netanyahu on the administration of Gaza. Gallant’s plan is to arm local Palestinian Authority figures in Gaza under international supervision. It was noted that these weapons would be electronically monitored by Israel to prevent them from “falling into the hands of Hamas”.
Meanwhile, speaking to the press near the Gaza border in southern Israel, Netanyahu gave an assessment of his disagreement with Gallant. Asked whether he still trusted the defence minister and whether he could work with him, Netanyahu replied: “If you are talking about what the defence minister said yesterday, I will tell him what I will tell him face to face, not here.
Netanyahu said that the meeting with Gallant on the administration of Gaza, on which he had a disagreement, would take place soon, and reiterated his opposition to the transfer of the administration of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority following the Israeli attacks.
The details of the plan drawn up by Gallant on who will govern Gaza after the war, which led to a public debate between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in Israel, have emerged. Netanyahu said he would discuss the issue with Gallant face to face.
The Hayom newspaper wrote about the plan of Defence Minister Gallant, who disagreed with Prime Minister Netanyahu on the administration of Gaza. Gallant’s plan is to arm local Palestinian Authority figures in Gaza under international supervision. It was noted that these weapons would be electronically monitored by Israel to prevent them from “falling into the hands of Hamas”.
Meanwhile, speaking to the press near the Gaza border in southern Israel, Netanyahu gave an assessment of his disagreement with Gallant. Asked whether he still trusted the defence minister and whether he could work with him, Netanyahu replied: “If you are talking about what the defence minister said yesterday, I will tell him what I will tell him face to face, not here.
Netanyahu said that the meeting with Gallant on the administration of Gaza, where he and Gallant disagreed, would take place soon, and reiterated his opposition to the transfer of Gaza’s administration to the Palestinian Authority following Israel’s attacks.
Debate on Gaza administration
Speaking at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Gallant said they had been saying for a long time that it was necessary to work towards finding an alternative to Hamas in Gaza, but had received no response. “The army’s plan has not been put up for debate, and worse, no alternative has been put forward. A military-civilian regime in Gaza is a bad and dangerous alternative for Israel”.
Stating that he would not accept the establishment of a military administration in Gaza, Gallant called on Netanyahu to make a decision on the issue and declare that Israel will not have a civilian-military regime in Gaza and to promote an alternative administration to Hamas.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, on the other hand, responded to Gallant’s criticism in the video he shared by saying, “As long as Hamas exists, no other actor will be able to govern Gaza, certainly not the Palestinian Authority”. Netanyahu argued that until Hamas is defeated, the “next day” discussions are “meaningless” and claimed that “no actor will be willing to accept the civilian administration of Gaza alone, for fear of their own security, until it is clear that Hamas is not running Gaza militarily.
