The US believes that the reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good.
The war between Israel and Hamas is still ongoing. Currently, there is no sign of the war between the two ending. The White House on Tuesday warned Israel against reoccupying Gaza, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion, the New York Times reported. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on “CNN This Morning” that “the president continues to believe that it’s not good for Israeli forces to reoccupy Gaza, it’s not good for Israel; it’s not good for the Israeli people. Not good for you.”
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The White House’s latest warning comes after Netanyahu told ABC News on Monday that Gaza “must be governed by people who don’t want to continue the ways of Hamas.” “I think indefinitely, Israel will have overall security responsibility because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have it,” he added. According to CNN, it was one of Netanyahu’s first signals about his approach to Gaza after the war and suggests a different approach from the US. It also includes the US president’s own statements about what the future of the strip will look like.
Joe Biden said in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” last month that annexing Gaza would be a “huge mistake” for Israel. At the time, Michael Herzog, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, told CNN’s Jack Tapper that Israel had no intention of annexing Gaza after the conflict ended. According to CNN, other differences between the US and Israel are quickly emerging as the war continues. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken last week pressed the Israelis for a “humanitarian pause” to allow hostages and civilians to leave Gaza and allow Palestinians to enter Gaza, but was rebuffed by Netanyahu.
Israeli forces continued to attack civilian sites in anticipation of a visit by a top US diplomat. The forces claimed the positions were being used by Hamas. Meanwhile, Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli PM Netanyahu, told CNN’s Christian Amanpour on Tuesday that Israel’s post-war plan is not to occupy Gaza. Asked on ABC News on Monday about Netanyahu’s comments that Israel would have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza “for an indefinite period” after the war ends, Regev said: “We have to find a balance between security presence and political control.” A distinction has to be made.”
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