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Blinken says US opposes Israel or Hamas running post-war Gaza

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GOOBJOOG NEWS | TOKYO: United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has reiterated the stance by White House opposing the possibility of Israel or Hamas running Gaza after the ongoing conflict.

Blinken who addressed journalists Wednesday after G7 foreign ministers held talks in Japan listed “key elements” necessary to create “durable peace and security,” with the US appearing keen to open a conversation on post-conflict scenarios.

There should be “no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, not now, not after the war; no use of Gaza as a platform for terrorism or other violent attacks; no reoccupation of Gaza after the conflict ends,” he stressed.

The US official also warned against an “attempt to blockade or besiege Gaza” or any “reduction in the territory of Gaza”.

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that Israel would take control of security in Gaza after the war.

However, US officials said the following day that President Joe Biden does not support “a reoccupation by Israeli forces”.

  • Additional reporting by agencies