Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak revealed a position of the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regarding the Gaza Strip, as he confirmed that Mubarak had assured him of his complete rejection of any Egyptian control over the Strip.

Barak added, in statements to the 555 Pilots Forum, that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak strongly refused to accept any temporary control over the Gaza Strip, and then Barak went to persuade Abu Mazen, but Abu Mazen refused to accept control of the Gaza Strip under the guise of subjugating Hamas to the Israeli army.

The "14 Now" website said that because both Mubarak and Abu Mazen refused to agree to rule Gaza, Barak had no choice but to continue allowing Hamas to rule the Gaza Strip until the next round.

Barak also said that the goal of Operation Cast Lead in 2008 was to eliminate Hamas and transfer the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority, but in order to do this, Israel needed to rule Egypt for a transitional period until the Gaza Strip was transferred into the hands of Abu Mazen, which did not happen due to the Egyptian position of rejection. for this idea.

It is noteworthy that the Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip began in 1948 until October 1956 and again from March 1957 until June 1967.