 "‘We’ll oppose Palestinian state, army to remain in Gaza’: Netanyahu plays down Trump’s peace plan")
Just hours after US President Donald Trump released his Gaza peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has downplayed it and said he will ‘strongly oppose’ any Palestinian state and declared Israel will continue to occupy most of the strip — even as both of these declarations run afoul of the plan.
Just hours after US President Donald Trump released his 20-point Gaza proposal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has downplayed it and said he will “strongly oppose” any Palestinian state and declared Israel will continue to occupy most of the strip — even as both of these declarations run afoul of the plan.
As per Trump’s plan, Israel will gradually vacate the majority of Gaza and there will only be a small buffer zone on the Gazan side of the Israel-Gaza border upon the completion of the withdrawal. The plan also mentions a pathway to Palestinian statehood.
However, Netanyahu rejected both of these points in a statement in Hebrew on his Telegram channel.
“Not at all, and it is not written in the agreement. One thing was made clear: We will strongly oppose a Palestinian state,” said Netanyahu, according to AFP.
Netanyahu further said that he did not agree to the creation of a Palestinian state in his talks with Trump.
Netanyahu further said that the Israeli military “will remain in most of the Gaza Strip”.
This is a developing story. It will be updated with details.
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