Israeli media reported on Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed a post-war plan for Gaza that gives the Israeli military the ability to continue to operate in Gaza indefinitely to check any resurgence in terror activity.
The plan submitted to the security cabinet includes Israel continuing its offensive in Gaza until Hamas and Islamic Jihad are dismantled and the hostages are released.
It would involve civil affairs managed by Palestinian officials “not linked to countries or entities that support terrorism”, the Times of Israel reported.
The plan would involve Israel establishing a security buffer zone on the Palestinian side of the Gaza Strip border and Israel would maintain security control of the entire area west of Jordan in the West Bank.
A main point in the plan would also include the dismantling of UNWRA, the UN aid agency for Palestine. Israel has accused a number of its staff members of participating in Hamas’s October 7 attack.
Other points in the plan include an enforced closure of the border with Egypt and a “de-radicalization in all religious, educational and welfare institutions in Gaza.”
Some points in the plan conflict with Washington’s view on post-war Gaza.
Israel’s parliament has backed Netanyahu’s proposal against any unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.
