Israel Likely to Establish Military Administration in Gaza After Hamas Attack: Expert

Israel Likely to Establish Military Administration in Gaza After Hamas Attack: Expert
An IDF soldier reacts and covers his face before removing the body of a civilian killed days earlier in an attack by Hamas terrorists in Kfar Aza, Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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Israel will likely seek to establish a military administration over Gaza as it seeks to erode the Hamas terrorist group’s ability to operate there, according to one expert.

Destroying Hamas’s presence in the Gaza Strip would likely not be possible without a prolonged Israeli military occupation of the region, said Jonathan Lord, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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