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Gantz: Arab nations, not IDF soldiers, need to manage the Gaza Strip
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Israeli soldiers’ job is to protect Israel and not Gazans, declares Blue and White-National Unity chairman Benny Gantz, arguing that the Palestinian enclave requires an outside Arab administration to manage civil affairs.
“The role of IDF soldiers is to protect Israeli communities and residents, not Gazans. I have warned, and am warning again — we are heading toward a situation where our children will be dealing with sewage in Gaza,” he writes on X.
“Reports from the field about soldiers tasked with securing food convoys and infrastructure work are serious and alarming; this is not their mission. It is time to pursue a solution that includes an administration of Arab countries to manage Gaza,” he adds.
“Security control will remain and must remain in our hands. But our fighters must not risk their lives to take care of Gazans.”
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