Blinken: Israel Cannot Run Gaza Indefinitely

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel cannot run Gaza, but there might be a transition period following the end of the current conflict.

"Gaza cannot be continued to be run by Hamas. That simply invites repetition of Oct. 7 ... It's also clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza," Blinken told reporters after a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo.

Israel does not intend to "reoccupy" Gaza or control it for a long time, a senior Israeli official said in Washington, as Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas militants in the Palestinian coastal enclave. "We assess that our current operations are effective and successful, and we'll continue to push," the Israeli official told reporters late Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC news earlier this week that Israel would seek to have security responsibility for Gaza "for an indefinite period." That prompted U.S. officials to caution against an Israeli "reoccupation."

 

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