Israel Vows to Control Security in the Gaza Strip After the War
- Netanyahu indicates the Palestinian Authority can’t rule Gaza
- US says only a Palestinian state can give Israel security
Israeli army vehicles drive on a road along the Israeli and Gaza Strip border on Jan. 18.
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Israel will insist on security control over the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the foreseeable future after the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, rejecting rule by the Palestinian Authority despite calls from the US.
“This is a mandatory condition, and it contradicts the idea of sovereignty,” Netanyahu told journalists in a broadcast briefing Thursday. “Every piece of territory we leave becomes a place from which to launch terrible terrorism against us.”