US EditionIsraeli defence minister says no plan to resettle Gaza after hinting at one
Israel Katz pledged to keep military presence in Gaza with civilian-military Nahal outposts as a security measure after the 2023 Hamas attacks, amid ongoing controversy over settlement intentions.
- On Dec 23, Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Israel would remain in Gaza, saying `We are deep inside Gaza, and we will never leave Gaza, there will be no such thing`, but Katz's office denied plans to establish settlements.
- At a Beit El ceremony, Israel Katz, Defence Minister, proposed establishing Nahal outposts in northern Gaza to replace communities uprooted in the 2005 Disengagement and announced 1,200 housing units.
- Far-Right groups hailed the announcement, with the Nachala Settlement Movement and Yesha Council saying over 1,000 families are ready to settle, while Gadi Eisenkot and Hamas condemned the remarks.
- As a fragile ceasefire holds, mediators press for Israeli military withdrawal, while US officials expressed displeasure after Katz's remarks risk violating the U.S.-backed peace plan barring settlements.
- Looking ahead to 2026, Israel faces political pressure as only 17,819 of 43,800 trucks reached two million people amid shortages, while transfer of civilians is a war crime under the Rome Statute.
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Instead of Israelis, international soldiers are supposed to maintain security in the Gaza Strip. However, this is not what Minister of Defense Katz sees and announces the establishment of outposts. A German politician and an Israeli ex-minister criticize the project.
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the country's military will never fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip. A civil-military unit will be created in the Palestinian enclave.
Hours after his remarks, Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz backtracked on Tuesday from statements in which he said that Israel "will never withdraw" from all of the Gaza Strip and that it will establish settlements in the northern part of the Strip...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Israel wants to establish outposts in northern Gaza. He wrote…
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