The Pentagon can provide financial support to the international contingent or Palestinian forces, which will keep the situation in the Gaza Strip under control in the future. The American website Politico reports that this option, among others, is being considered in the White House, where the “tomorrow” of Gaza is being discussed.
This was reported to the publication by two sources in the US defense department and two other administration representatives. According to them, the US military will not be directly involved in maintaining calm in post-war Gaza. But they do not exclude the financial participation of the Pentagon (possibly in the training and arming of the peacekeeping contingent).
In Israel, nothing has yet been heard about efforts to organize the future in Gaza (with the exception of the systematic elimination of Hamas figures involved in the restoration of civilian power infrastructure). But there is a lot of thinking about this in the Biden administration. “We are in dialogue about key elements of the future with the Israelis and with other partners,” the source said. “Israel is a key player in this, but it is up to its neck with other things.” He notes that it doesn't help matters that Jerusalem and Washington look at the problem completely differently.
“Although we had contacts with regional partners about what they would like to do, what contribution to make, the Israelis did not take this seriously. Israel is not signaling the end yet because they have not yet achieved their goals.”
According to Politico's sources, conversations about the future of Gaza should include the creation of a Palestinian state. Middle Eastern players will not invest in the reconstruction, stabilization and management of the enclave without the prospect of a two-state solution to the Palestinian problem. Antony Blinken spoke about this back in January during a visit to Israel.
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The IDF killed the head of Hamas's weapons department at Shifa Hospital.
The IDF killed another terrorist from the top ten of Hamas. IDF spokesman Brigadier General Daniel Agari said at an evening briefing for reporters that Raad Taabat, head of the personnel department of Hamas's military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was killed at Shifa Hospital. This is one of the ten most influential and important leaders of a terrorist organization. He coordinated Hamas' weapons production and led the development and improvement of weapons in Gaza. Taabat is considered the right hand of the previously killed Marwan Isa, deputy head of the military wing of Muhammad Deif. He was the brains behind all things Hamas weapons.
According to Hagari, soldiers shot and killed Raad Taabat as he tried to escape with two militants to Shifa Hospital.
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The spokesman said three terrorists, who have not yet been identified, were killed in a shootout at the maternity ward of Shifa Hospital.
He also said that the Shifa operation, which used very accurate intelligence information, was a great achievement for the IDF. Of the approximately 900 people detained at the hospital, 513 turned out to be militants in hiding. “We have killed a number of commanders, and we will get to the rest,” he said. Another important information: one of the detained militants led the soldiers to a warehouse of long-range missiles. They were destroyed.
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