The New York Times said, citing Israeli officials: Israel wants to demolish buildings on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip to create a buffer zone.

It added that Israel wants to create a one-kilometer-deep buffer zone along the Gaza border.

The US administration rejects Israel’s plan to create a “buffer zone” in Gaza.

The US administration said today that it does not support Israel’s idea of establishing a “buffer zone” in Gaza and that Gaza’s borders should be preserved.

This was stated by the Strategic Communications Coordinator for the National Security Council at the White House, John Kirby, in his daily press conference.

Kirby stressed that Washington does not support Israel's plan to create a "buffer zone" around Gaza.

He said: “Our view on this issue has not changed. We do not want to see the territory of Gaza reduced in any way, and we do not support that.”

Kirby stated that they spoke with the Israeli side about this issue, whether in open or closed meetings, and they expressed this position clearly in open meetings to the press.

Kirby stated that the United States does not support any change of borders in Gaza.

Israeli media said that the army began demolishing buildings in some places to create a “buffer zone” along the Gaza border.

The countries of the region rejected the idea, and the American administration also expressed its opposition to any potential plan that would lead to reducing the territory of Gaza.