Israeli Defense Minister confirms that the army will return to fighting in Gaza after the deal

“The work of the fighters in the field is being transformed into political moves,” Galant said during a situation assessment session in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah with fighters from the Givati ​​Brigade’s “Sabar” battalion. “The prime minister is now in Washington, and we are giving him all the tools to reach an agreement to release dozens of the kidnapped.”

“After this (negotiations), we will know how to return to fighting and exert pressure at every step next time. There are military and political risks, and the IDF’s job is to know how to deal with them in the situation that arises. The IDF has learned how to do this,” he added.

These statements come amid a decline in the points of “public disagreement” in the course of the truce negotiations, with new moves represented by Israeli discussions to withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip in the first stages of implementing US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a ceasefire, in parallel with China’s sponsorship of a Palestinian “reconciliation agreement” that includes the participation of Palestinian factions in a national unity government that will run the Gaza Strip the day after the war.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday evening that the Israeli Defense Minister conducted an assessment of the situation with senior officials, including Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, Mossad director David Barnea, and the ministry’s director general Eyal Zamir. The heads of the security services agreed that if a truce and prisoner exchange agreement were reached with the factions’ movement, “the army could withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip within the first 6 weeks of the deal.”

While the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed yesterday, Tuesday, that the Prime Minister informed the families of the detainees on the sidelines of his visit to Washington, that “an agreement is close to being reached,” stressing that “conditions are improving, and this is a good sign.”

Source: RT