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  6.  » Netanyahu’s post-war plan for Gaza is dismissed as ‘genocide’: Israel calls for Hamas to be removed, complete demilitarization, no ‘unilateral recognition’ of a Palestinian state and UNRWA axed

James Callery – DailyMail.com Feb 23, 2024

Israel has outlined its first official ‘day after’ plan for the Gaza Strip, calling for Hamas to be removed, no ‘unilateral recognition’ of a Palestinian state and shutting down the UN Palestinian refugees agency UNRWA.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will keep security control over all Palestinian areas and make reconstruction of Gaza dependent on its demilitarization.

The Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Ministry issued a blistering condemnation, calling it ‘a plan to prolong the genocide against our people’ and show that Israel is trying to buy more time to put through displacement plans

The document proposes Israel would maintain security control over all land west of Jordan, including the occupied West Bank and Gaza – territories where the Palestinians hope to establish an independent state.

Netanyahu presented the plan yesterday to the security cabinet, which could still demand amendments.

In the long-term goals listed, Netanayhu rejects the ‘unilateral recognition’ of a Palestinian state. He says a settlement with the Palestinians will only be achieved through direct negotiations between the two sides – without naming who the Palestinian party would be.

In Gaza, Netanyahu outlines demilitarization and deradicalization as goals to be achieved in the medium term. He does not elaborate on when that intermediary stage would begin or how long it would last.

But he conditions the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip, much of which has been laid to waste by Israel’s offensive, on its complete demilitarization.

Netanyahu proposes that Israel should have a presence on the Gaza-Egypt border in the south of the enclave and cooperates with Egypt and the United States in that area to prevent smuggling attempts, including at the Rafah crossing.

To replace Hamas rule in Gaza while maintaining public order, Netanyahu suggests working with local representatives ‘who are not affiliated with terrorist countries or groups and are not financially supported by them’.

He calls for the UNRWA to be axed and replaced with other international aid groups.

‘The prime minister’s document of principles reflects broad public consensus over the goals of the war and for replacing Hamas rule in Gaza with a civilian alternative,’ a statement by the Prime Minister’s office said.

The document was distributed to security cabinet members to start a discussion on the issue.

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