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Fri 01 Dec 2023 4:21 pm - Jerusalem Time
Israel Hayom: Netanyahu prepares a plan to reduce the Palestinians in Gaza to as little as possible
The newspaper "Israel Hayom" revealed, on Friday, that Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dremer is preparing a plan requested from him by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which aims to reduce the number of Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip to the least possible amount in the wake of the war launched by the occupation army on the Strip.
"Israel Hayom" confirmed that the plan that Likud Minister Dremer is working on has not been seen by most members of the Mini-Ministerial Council for Security Affairs, and has not been discussed in official institutions and forums, due to its "sensitivity," according to the newspaper, which expected that the administration of US President Joe Biden would reject it, in addition to The prevailing opinion is that the plan is “unrealistic and expresses a fantasy.”
On the other hand, the newspaper suggested that the plan would enjoy the support of the ministers of the “Likud Party” led by Netanyahu, the “Jewish Power” movement led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and the “Religious Zionism” movement led by Finance Minister Bezalal Smotrich.
The newspaper added that despite the position of the international community and the military establishment in Tel Aviv on the plan, Netanyahu sees its implementation as a strategic goal for his government.
It added that Netanyahu seeks to implement the plan without having to engage in a confrontation with the United States, the international community, and Egypt, which categorically opposes it, pointing out that those close to Netanyahu justify the plan by saying that it does not express an intention to expel the Palestinians, but rather an attempt to reduce the population density in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper said that Israel could bypass the Egyptian opposition to implement the plan by enabling Gazans to leave the Gaza Strip by sea and head to Europe and Africa.
For his part, the head of the Yisrael Beytenu party, Avigdor Lieberman, called for enlisting the United States in pressuring Egypt to assume control of the Gaza Strip in the wake of the war, as well as forcing Jordan to control Area A, which includes the largest Palestinian population density in the West Bank.
In a post he wrote on the “X” platform today, Friday, Lieberman, who was Minister of Foreign Affairs, Security, and Finance, considered that Egypt’s control over the Gaza Strip and Jordan’s control over populated areas in the West Bank is an alternative to the “two-state solution,” which he considered “unrealistic.”
This morning, the occupation army resumed the war on Gaza with the expiration of the truce deadline, while negotiations continue in the hope of reaching an agreement that once again leads to a cessation of fighting, an exchange of prisoners, and the introduction of humanitarian aid into the Strip.
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Israel Hayom: Netanyahu prepares a plan to reduce the Palestinians in Gaza to as little as possible