Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz rejected calls to reoccupy the Gaza Strip after the end of the war (Reuters)

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reiterated the desire to retain security responsibility in the Gaza Strip for at least several years.

Katz indicated - in his statement to the German newspaper Bild and other Axel Springer publications, including Politico - that this approach will be followed to ensure that Israel is not subjected to attacks from Gazans in the future.

Katz stated that it is "absurd" to ask Israel now to consider a two-state solution after what happened on October 7, in reference to advice from Washington and Berlin that the two-state solution is necessary to stop the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli minister added that the Palestinians killed Jews, and because of him, the Palestinians will not be given the task of being responsible for the security of the Jews in the future.

At the same time, he rejected calls, including from within his own government, to reoccupy the Gaza Strip after the end of the war. He stressed that Israel will not rule Gaza or make decisions about it. He stressed, "This will not happen. The government's policy is clear, and it will remain so, even if some ministers declare otherwise."

Katz explained the necessity of establishing a model, with Arab countries and others, that allows more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to improve their living conditions in a way different from before.

In addition to Germany and the United States, Britain and the European Union are joining efforts pressing for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza, which, as of Tuesday, resulted in the death of 26,751 Palestinians and the injury of 65,636 others, most of them children and women. The aggression also caused massive destruction of infrastructure, leaving an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” according to Palestinian and international reports.

Source: German News Agency