Gilad: New Gaza Plan Reminds Us of Past Illusions About Lebanon
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Shihab, Amos Gilad, a general in the Israeli reserve forces, acknowledged that Israel’s plan for direct military administration of the Gaza Strip recalls Tel Aviv’s illusions about establishing a dependent regime in Lebanon back in 1982.
He added, “The time has come to make a decision; political measures shoudl replace sinking into another quagmire like we did previously with Lebanon.”
Earlier, Egyptian sources told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed newspaper that Israel’s new proposal presented during indirect talks with Hamas-to redeploy israeli troops in Gaza during a proposed 60-day ceasefire-constitutes a risky step.They warned this would undermine international efforts aimed at ending the war.
The sources further noted that Tel Aviv’s plan would place Egypt in an unprecedented political and security crisis.
they explained that this situation would position Egyptians against Palestinians near Rafah in southern Gaza. This could jeopardize the peace agreement between Cairo and Tel Aviv since the accord prohibits any threats to egypt’s national security or demographic changes along its borders.
Notably, Israel seeks to occupy about half of Gaza and relocate Palestinian refugees to Rafah as part of an effort to expel them from the Strip.
