“I think we know two things. We can’t go back to the status quo. They can’t go back to the status quo when Hamas is able to rule the Gaza Strip and repeat what it did,” he said.
Blinken stressed that Israel has no desire to govern the Gaza Strip.
“As I’ve heard from the Israelis, they have absolutely no intention, no desire to govern Gaza themselves. They left Gaza unilaterally, unconditionally, a couple of decades ago, but they cannot be in a position where they are constantly under threat from the most terrible terrorist attacks emanating from the Gaza Strip,” he added.
According to him, it is necessary to find guarantees that would not allow Hamas to attack Israel.
“So something needs to be found that will ensure that Hamas can’t do this again. But it also won’t lead to a return to Israeli control of Gaza, which they don’t want and don’t intend to do. There are different ideas as to what’s behind that.” may follow, but all of this, in my opinion, requires work, and it needs to be worked on even as Israel deals with the current threat,” Blinken added.
War in Israel
On October 7, Hamas militants invaded Israel. After this, Israel launched an operation against Hamas. Its next stage could be a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
In the USA, Europe and other countries of the world, actions are being held in support of the Palestinian people. They often end in clashes and arrests.
What is happening in Israel and the world after the start of the war in the Middle East – read the material from RBC-Ukraine.
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2023-10-22 19:14:42
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