Israel cannot win Gaza war without ‘day-after’ plan, Blinken warns
Al Jazeera
Top US diplomat says that, without a strategy to govern and stablise Gaza, Hamas or something ‘worse’ will re-emerge after war.
The United States has once again issued a strong warning to Israel over its lack of a post-war strategy for Gaza, leaving open questions about how the territory will be governed and stablised.
Speaking at a news conference in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was “imperative” for Israel to have a plan to ensure the defeat of Hamas and restore security and governance in Gaza.
“In the absence of a plan for the day after, there won’t be a day after,” Blinken told reporters.
He added that the Israeli military has achieved “real success” in its effort to destroy Hamas’s military capacity, but he warned that Israel should not be directly responsible for the future of Gaza.
“If it is, it will simply have an enduring insurgency on its hands for as far as we can see into the future,” Blinken said.
