Israel Willing to Assume ‘Overall Security’ in Postwar Gaza for ‘Indefinite Period,’ Netanyahu Says

The post-Hamas government in Gaza won’t be able to stand without Israel providing security support, Netanyahu said.

An Israeli Merkava tank is deployed with other armored vehicles along Israel's border with Gaza on Oct. 24, 2023. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images

In an early hint of his vision of a postwar Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his country would assume the “overall security” of the war-torn enclave for an “indefinite period” to ensure its freedom from Hamas’s terror.

Gaza should be governed only by “those who don’t want to continue the way of Hamas,” and such a government won’t be able to stand without the backing of Israeli firepower, Mr. Netanyahu said on Nov. 6 on ABC News.