“Hamas must be eliminated, Gaza demilitarized, Palestinian society deradicalized. These are the three prerequisites for peace between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors in Gaza.” This is the summary of the speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an intervention published in La Stampa. Tel Aviv’s number one is convinced that «Hamas, an important emissary of Iran, must be eliminated» and that «Israel is fighting the civilized world’s great battle against barbarism». «The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Many other countries support Israel’s intention to eliminate the terrorist group – he says -. To achieve this, it is imperative that its military capabilities are annihilated and that its political dominance over Gaza ends. Hamas leaders have promised that the 7 October will be repeated “over and over again.” For this reason, the elimination of Hamas is the only proportionate response to prevent the recurrence of such terrible atrocities.”
“To destroy Hamas, Israel will continue to act in absolute accordance with international law. This is particularly complicated because using Palestinian civilians as human shields is an integral part of the group’s strategy – Netanyahu’s accusation –. Israel does its best to minimize civilian casualties.” On the contrary, “Hamas does everything it can to keep Palestinians in danger, often at gunpoint.” For Netanyahu, “Israel must ensure that the territory of Gaza is never again used as a base to attack us” and “this requires the establishment of a temporary security zone along the perimeter of Gaza and the implementation of a control mechanism on the border between Gaza and Egypt.”
“Waiting for the Palestinian Authority to demilitarize Gaza is pure utopia – continues the prime minister -. In the immediate future, Israel must maintain full responsibility for the security of Gaza.” And, he concludes, “Palestinian civil society must be transformed, so that the population is in favor of the fight against terrorism, instead of financing it”, so “When Hamas is eliminated, when Gaza is demilitarized and when Palestinian civil society begins the process of deradicalization, Gaza can be rebuilt and the prospects for peace in the Middle East will become a reality.”
Source: IL Tempo
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