After Month of Questions on Gaza’s Future, Netanyahu Suggests ‘Indefinite’ Role for Israel
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel would have “overall security responsibility” for Gaza “for an indefinite period,” answering widespread questions about Israel’s intentions for the region post-Hamas.
Key Quote: In an interview with ABC News (Lean Left bias), Netanyahu said, “I think Israel will, for an indefinite period, will have the overall security responsibility because we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have it,” adding, “When we don’t have that security responsibility, what we have is the eruption of Hamas terror on a scale that we couldn’t imagine.” However, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told the Wall Street Journal (Center bias) that Israel sought to turn Gaza over to either an international coalition or local political leaders, saying, “We don’t want to govern Gaza.”
Occupation, or Something Else? “Overall security responsibility” could mean a variety of specific outcomes for Palestinians, over 10,000 of whom have been killed since Israel launched its retaliatory attacks, according to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Ministry of Health. U.S. President Joe Biden has warned Israel that directly reoccupying Gaza would be a “big mistake.” Israel occupied Gaza militarily for decades before withdrawing its forces in 2005.
How the Media Covered It: Coverage was widespread across the spectrum, mostly focusing on Netanyahu’s comments. Conversely, CNN (Lean Left bias) appeared not to cover Netanyahu’s remarks directly, instead highlighting the White House’s warning against reoccupying Gaza.
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