Israel aims to crush Hamas but vague on Gaza’s post-war future

Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, gather to get their share of charity food offered by volunteers, amid food shortages, at a UN-run school where they take refuge, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Mahmoud al-Masri

The Gaza Strip is increasingly suffering a spiralling humanitarian crisis with no end in sight.

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but has said little about what would replace its rule in Gaza after the war, with observers expecting Washington will play a decisive role.

“One thing is clear: the Gaza Strip will not be ruled by Hamas once this war is over,” Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy told Agence France-Presse, as Israel’s military steps up strikes in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive.

Israel aims to crush Hamas but vague on Gaza’s post-war future

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