The Israeli Defense Minister has initiated the order to the military not to criticize Donald Trump’s project, on the future of Gaza, leading to embarrassed explanations of the Israeli military intelligence chief.
“It is excluded that TSAhal officers are expressed against the important plan of the American president Trump concerning Gaza and against the directives of political leaders,” said Israel Katz. His press release specifies that he ordered the chief of staff to reprimand the military intelligence chief (Aman), General Shlomi Binder, “for the remarks attributed to him” on the subject.
While the head of Israeli government, Benyamin Netanyahu, was in Washington, Donald Trump amazed everyone on Tuesday by offering American Gaza Strip takeover and a displacement of his Palestinian population to be able to rebuild it. Gaza will be “handed over to the United States by Israel at the end of the fighting,” he said. Until then, the Palestinians “will have already been resettled” elsewhere in the region, such as Egypt or Jordan. These two countries have rejected this option, which caused an international outcry and accusations of ethnic cleaning.
But Israel said on Thursday to prepare a plan for a “voluntary” departure from the Gazaouis. Israel Katz clarified having “gave instruction” to the army “to prepare for the promotion of the voluntary resettlement plan of the inhabitants of Gaza who wish to go to different places around the world”. “This is what she is required to do is what she will do,” he said.
Significant security risks at the time of Ramadan
Israeli media claim that the military intelligence chief reported, during a working meeting, security difficulties in particular to lead to an escalation of violence in the West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. According to some media , he spoke of significant risks at the time of Ramadan in March.
General Binder assured in return that he had not “expressed opposition to the Trump plan” and that he remained, like each soldier, “subordinate to political leaders” of the country. “Under my functions, I presented the possible consequences of the discourse on the subject, the enemy’s perspectives in terms of security and my recommendations for offensive actions,” he said.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, against which Israel waged a devastating war in Gaza for 15 months, said that the proposal of the American president was “a declaration of intention to occupy” the Palestinian territory.