US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference after participating in G7 ministerial meetings in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023. (Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Reuters)
TOKYO — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Israel cannot run Gaza, but there may be a transition period following the end of the current conflict.
"Gaza cannot be continued to be run by Hamas. That simply invites repetition of Oct. 7 … It's also clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza," Blinken told reporters after a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo.
"Now, the reality is that there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict … We don't see a reoccupation and what I've heard from Israeli leaders, is that they have no intent to reoccupy Gaza."
TOKYO — US Secretary of State Antony
Blinken said on Wednesday that Israel cannot run Gaza, but there
may be a transition period following the end of the current
conflict.
"Gaza cannot be continued to be run by Hamas. That simply
invites repetition of Oct. 7 … It's also clear that Israel
cannot occupy Gaza," Blinken told reporters after a G7 foreign
ministers meeting in Tokyo.
"Now, the reality is that there may be a need for some
transition period at the end of the conflict … We don't see a
reoccupation and what I've heard from Israeli leaders, is that
they have no intent to reoccupy Gaza."
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