Israel’s Defense Minister Gives More Details on Plans for Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 19.Source: Israeli Defense Ministry/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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By Alisa Odenheimer

October 20, 2023 at 2:29 PM UTC

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Israel’s defense minister gave more details about the country’s military plans for Gaza on Friday, implying it has no intention of running the territory after its operations wind down.

Israel aims to disentangle itself from Gaza and to create a “new security reality” in the region, Yoav Gallant said to the parliamentary foreign affairs and defense committee in Tel Aviv.