Gallant accuses government of dragging Israel down path of military governance in Gaza

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant warns that unless the Israeli government starts pursuing concrete alternatives to Hamas governance in the Gaza Strip, it will find itself staring down the barrel of “military governance” in the Palestinian enclave.

He warns that if the government transfers the responsibility of aid distribution in the Strip to a private company and provides it with round-the-clock IDF security, it will be one step closer to military rule, and “IDF soldiers will pay for it with their blood.”

“Everything depends on the preparations of an alternative entity that will replace the IDF in holding the territory,” he says, “otherwise we will be on our way to a military government.”

“The aid will be distributed by private companies, the companies will be guarded by the IDF, and we will all pay the price,” he says, accusing the government of having a “poor list of priorities.”

“A military government in Gaza is not part of the goals of the war, but a dangerous and irresponsible political act,” he says.