By Israel to deploy security forces in Gaza after completing its operation, says adviser
Israel’s security forces will remain in the Gaza Strip even after the ongoing operation against the Hamas movement in the enclave is completed, said Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“When this is over and we have defeated Hamas, it is crucial that there won’t be a resurgent terrorist element, a resurgent Hamas. There is no point doing this and just going back to square one,” Regev told CNN. “There will have to be an Israeli security presence [in the Gaza Strip].” At the same time, the adviser added that the presence of Israeli security forces “doesn’t mean Israel is re-occupying Gaza,” and is planning to govern the enclave.
Netanyahu said earlier this week that Israel will have the overall security responsibility in the Gaza Strip “for an indefinite period.”
On Oct. 27, the IDF’s chief spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, announced the Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza.
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