In his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Israel that if it does not come up with a plan for the “day after” Hamas, Israel will be stuck in Gaza for years and will see its international standing undermined and national security in danger, according to the Walla news site.
“You don’t understand this,“ Blinken reportedly says, “and when you do, it might be too late.”
He says that if current trends continue, the only possible results are Hamas remaining in power or anarchy in Gaza.
Netanyahu agrees with Blinken, according to the report, and says that if that were to happen, Israel would be stuck in Gaza for decades.
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