Middle East - Israel confirms reports of planned Gaza buffer zone
Israel wants to establish a buffer zone in the border area with the Gaza Strip after the Gaza war. "Israel will need a security envelope," the Israeli government's security advisor Mark Regev told journalists in Tel Aviv.
"There will no longer be a situation where Hamas people are on the border that they can cross and kill our civilians." He did not give more specific details about the planned security zone. However, it is assumed that it will be at the expense of the Gaza Strip.
Regev declared that Israel had no interest in reoccupying or permanently dominating the Gaza Strip. At the same time, he said that Israel must maintain control over the security of the coastal strip after the war.
He reaffirmed the goal of ending Hamas' rule in the Gaza Strip after 16 years and destroying the terrorist organization's military capabilities. The aim was to "create a new reality in Gaza so that Israeli civilians no longer have to live in constant fear of Hamas, in fear that they will cross the border and slaughter their children". Regev admitted that Hamas was far from being defeated. "They are still firing rockets at Israel and still control large parts of the Gaza Strip." Israel still has "a lot of work to do".
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- The proposed buffer zone by Israel in the Gaza Strip border region is a response to past conflicts and the Gaza war, as stated by Israeli government's security advisor Mark Regev in Tel Aviv.
- The Gaza War resulted in Israel's desire to establish a security zone to prevent Hamas members from approaching the border and endangering Israeli civilians in the Gaza Strip.
- Despite Israel's desire to maintain control over the security of the Gaza Strip following the war, Mark Regev emphasized that Israel has no intent to reoccupy or permanently dominate the Palestinian territories in the Gaza Strip.
- Regev, in the Middle East conflict's context, highlighted Israel's goals in the Gaza Strip: eliminating Hamas' rule and disarming the terrorist organization's military capabilities to protect Israeli civilians from attacks in the Gaza Strip.
- Israel continues to face challenges in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas continues to launch rockets and maintain control over certain areas of the Gaza Strip, according to Mark Regev, amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East border region.
Source: www.stern.de
