© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Palestinians examine the location of Israeli strikes, amid the continued battle between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot/File picture
(Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority is working with U.S. officers on a plan to run Gaza after the conflict is over, Bloomberg Information reported, citing Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.
The popular end result of the battle can be for the Hamas militant group which controls Gaza to change into a junior associate underneath the Palestinian Liberation Group (PLO), serving to to construct a brand new impartial state that features the West Financial institution, Gaza and East Jerusalem, Ramallah-based Shtayyeh stated in an interview to Bloomberg Information on Thursday.
“In the event that they (Hamas) are prepared to return to an settlement and settle for the political platform of the PLO, then there can be room for speak. Palestinians shouldn’t be divided,” Shtayyeh stated, including that Israel’s purpose to completely defeat Hamas is unrealistic.
Israel has vowed to wipe out Iran-backed Hamas after the Islamist militants attacked Israeli cities and villages on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 folks and dragging about 240 hostages again into Gaza, in keeping with Israel’s rely.
Greater than 17,170 Palestinians have been killed and 46,000 wounded since Israel started bombarding Gaza in response to the cross-border rampage, in keeping with the Gaza well being ministry.