Israel will be forced to remove the Hezbollah terror group from the border in southern Lebanon if efforts to reach a diplomatic solution to ease the tensions fail, Foreign Minister Israel Katz says.
“The world must pressure Iran and Hezbollah to withdraw from South Lebanon and implement UN resolution 1701,” Katz says, speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
Addressing the ongoing war against Hamas, Katz says Israel has no plans to deport Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
“We have no intention to deport any Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip,” Katz said, adding that Israel did not want to rule Gaza after it ends its war against Hamas that has been governing the territory.
Israel is poised to launch an assault on the last remaining Hamas stronghold in Rafah, which is home to more than 1 million displaced people in Gaza, sparking fears they could be forced into Egypt.
During his talk, Katz was also set to disclose further evidence of the links between UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, and terrorists in Gaza.
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