Israeli President Vows to ‘Take Over Entire Gaza Strip’

Published on December 19, 2023

The president of Israel has vowed to conquer the Gaza Strip, destroy Hamas, and sort out peace between Israelis and Palestinians at a later date. Now that Israeli forces had “completed the total conquest” of key areas in northern Gaza, it would move to subdue the entire territory, said Israeli President Isaac Herzog. “Now this has to end,” Mr. Herzog said during a Dec. 19 interview with the Atlantic Council think tank. “We intend to take over the entire Gaza Strip and to change the course of history.” Mr. Herzog said that there would be “many alternatives” as to what would ultimately happen to Gaza after the war. But, he added, Israel would only allow reconstruction of the territory after it had asserted total control....

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