Netanyahu reconsiders PA for 'day after' in Gaza Strip management

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
2 Jul 2024 15:34
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Israeli occupation PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office is reevaluating its stance and is now seeking a "civil administration" with "local Palestinians", as reported by Israeli media.

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Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in occupied Palestine, on Saturday, June 8, 2024. (AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has been reconsidering its stance on involving the Palestinian Authority in managing the Gaza Strip in the "day after", according to The Times of Israel.

Initially opposed, Netanyahu now favors establishing "civil administration — if possible with local Palestinians and hopefully with support from countries in the region."

According to the Israeli occupation's media, the "civil administration" would include people who served in the public sector alongside the Palestinian Authority, before internal disagreements led to the Palestinian Resistance taking control of Gaza.

These individuals are now, according to claims made by Israeli occupation media, being vetted by "Israel".

Gaza clans to Netanyahu: We decide our own fates

Earlier, last week, June 24, the Commissioner-General of the Supreme Authority of Palestinian clans in Gaza, Akef al-Masri, affirmed that Netanyahu and his ministers "have not and will not be able to break the will of the Palestinian people in their pursuit of freedom, ending the occupation, establishing a Palestinian state, and achieving the right of return."

It is noteworthy that the statements from the clans in the Gaza Strip come after Netanyahu acknowledged the failure of his plan, which proposed that Palestinian clans would govern the Strip instead of the Hamas movement. He reiterated his refusal to hand over administration to the Palestinian Authority or establish a Palestinian state, as reported by Israeli Channel 12.

Al-Masri stressed that the Palestinian clans "will thwart what Netanyahu is planning during the coming period, just as they thwarted the Israeli plans during the past nine months" of war against the Gaza Strip.

He explained that the clans refused to take the place of any political party running the Gaza Strip, stressing that they are "not an alternative to the Palestinian Resistance factions, but rather complement them in their struggle, despite their various political and ideological orientations."

It is noteworthy that the Gaza clans previously confirmed that they are not an alternative to any Palestinian political system, as the National Assembly of Palestinian Clans and Families stressed that they are “an integral part of the Palestinian society and national components and authentic supporters of comprehensive resistance.”

They warned that anyone collaborating with Israelis "will be regarded as collaborating with the occupation," urging all Palestinians, as well as the leaders and elders of Gaza, to continue safeguarding the Resistance and securing the internal front.