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May 16, 2024

Israel's Far-Right Leaders Dispute Future of Gaza
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Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has publicly challenged Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's future plans for Gaza.
Gallant said he opposes Israeli military or civilian rule over the Gaza
Strip.

Yoav Gallant: "We must dismantle Hamas's governing capabilities in Gaza.
The key to this goal is military action and the establishment of a
governing alternative in Gaza. In the absence of such an alternative,
only two negative options remain: Hamas's rule in Gaza or Israeli
military rule in Gaza."

Gallant's comments came a day after another member of Netanyahu's
government, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, took part in a
march calling for Israel to resettle Gaza and expel Palestinians living
there.