Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday that Turkish and Qatari forces would not set foot in Gaza, days after the White House announced that officials from the countries would sit on a key committee set to oversee the Strip’s postwar management.
He also acknowledged that Israel and the US had a “certain argument” about the issue.
In a speech on Monday in the Knesset, the premier also claimed that the two countries, which are hostile to Israel, will not “have any authority or any influence” in the various bodies set up by US President Donald Trump’s administration to run postwar Gaza. In fact, the US decision to include senior representatives from both countries in the committee, called the Gaza Executive Board, means they will take part in supervising the enclave.
Prior to the US announcement, Netanyahu’s office repeatedly insisted that Israel would not allow Turkey or Qatar to gain any foothold in Gaza after the war. However, following the US announcement that the countries will play a role, Netanyahu has shifted to highlighting his opposition to a Turkish and Qatari military presence there.
“Turkish soldiers and Qatari soldiers will not be in the Strip,” he said in a speech from the Knesset rostrum.
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He also acknowledged that Israel and the US had a “certain argument” about the issue.
In a speech on Monday in the Knesset, the premier also claimed that the two countries, which are hostile to Israel, will not “have any authority or any influence” in the various bodies set up by US President Donald Trump’s administration to run postwar Gaza. In fact, the US decision to include senior representatives from both countries in the committee, called the Gaza Executive Board, means they will take part in supervising the enclave.
Prior to the US announcement, Netanyahu’s office repeatedly insisted that Israel would not allow Turkey or Qatar to gain any foothold in Gaza after the war. However, following the US announcement that the countries will play a role, Netanyahu has shifted to highlighting his opposition to a Turkish and Qatari military presence there.
“Turkish soldiers and Qatari soldiers will not be in the Strip,” he said in a speech from the Knesset rostrum.
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