Israel Plans to Transfer Control of Gaza to Arab Forces, Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that Israel will not annex Gaza and plans to transfer control of the area to a transitional governing body. This was reported by local media.

Netanyahu added that Israel intends to assume military control over the entire territory of Gaza and hand it over to armed forces that will manage it properly. “We want to have a security envelope. We do not wish to govern it. We want to hand it over to Arab forces that will manage it appropriately without threatening us,” he stated.