Gaza Strip
Instead of Hamas isolating the Jewish state, “we turned the tables and isolated Hamas,” Netanyahu said.
According to the plan, Hamas will disarm, and the Gaza Strip will become a “deradicalized terror-free zone” governed by a “technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee.”
Despite the plan adhering to most of Netanyahu’s red lines, Israelis to his right, including members of his coalition, may be upset with its terms.
“Hamas will be disarmed, Gaza will be demilitarized, Israel will retain security responsibility,” Netanyahu said.
The annual weeklong evangelical show of support for Israel is the largest solidarity mission to Israel since the war against Hamas started two years ago following the October 7 massacre.
The Religious Zionism leader laid down six points his party won’t compromise on, including a complete Hamas withdrawal from Gaza and permanent IDF presence at the perimeter.
“The terrorists didn’t accidentally kill Kfir and Ariel—they kidnapped two babies,” says marathoner Eli Wininger.
“It is clear that the Hamas leadership in Gaza is not interested in a military confrontation with Israel at the present time,” the detailed policy paper read.
The prime minister has “no mandate to end the war without a decisive defeat of Hamas,” said National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
While “the issue of aid is very important,” a flotilla spokesperson said, abandoning the trip “means admitting that you let a government operate illegally without being able to do anything.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the “decisive phase” in the war against Hamas was advancing.
The QR code the Israeli premier wore during his address to the General Assembly was scanned more than a million times.
