A Gaza without weapons, with Israeli security and without UNRWA

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was unveiled on Thursday for the first time after four and a half months of war in Gaza plan for ‘the day after’ of the conflict, which provides for a demilitarized stripwhose Security will depend on Israel and in which UNRWA does not exist.

In a document presented for approval to the War Cabinet on Thursday evening and published by the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday, Netanyahu recalled the short-term objectives: destroying the military capabilities and government infrastructure of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad, liberating the hostages and preventing Gaza from posing a threat again.

In the medium term, the president announces a Strip where Israel will maintain freedom of military operations “without time limit,” with a security perimeter on the rift and Israeli control of the Gaza-Egypt border to prevent the return of “terrorist elements” prevent. in the Gaza Strip.

“The ‘South Fence’ will operate, to the extent possible, in cooperation with Egypt and with the assistance of the United States, and will be based on measures to prevent smuggling from Egypt, both underground and by air, including the border crossing at Rafah.” , provides details about the document.

Israel also says it will maintain security control over the West Bank and Gaza, while “complete demilitarization” will take place in the enclave, going beyond what is necessary to maintain law and order.

As for civil administration and public order, these would be regulated by local officials with administrative experience, far from “countries or entities that support terrorism and will not receive payment from them,” says the document, announcing a “comprehensive program” of what he calls deradicalization of religious and educational institutions in the enclave, with the help of other Arab countries.

In the long term, Netanyahu is pushing for the rejection of a Palestinian state or “international diktats on a permanent agreement” and foresees the end of the UN Refugee Agency (UNRWA), “whose agents were involved in the October 7 massacre . “ the text repeats, despite the lack of conclusive evidence since Israel made this accusation against a group of them in late January.

“Israel will make efforts to end UNRWA activities in the Gaza Strip and replace them with responsible international aid organizations,” the plan said.

UNRWA is at a “turning point” due to “dismantling”

The Commissioner of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNWRA), Philippe Lazzarini assured on Thursday that the organization has a “inflection point by Israel’s repeated calls to dismantle UNRWA, and the freeze financing by donors at a time of unprecedented humanitarian need in Gaza.

A total of 16 countries have announced a pause or suspension of its contributions to UNRWA, amounting to a total of US$450 million (€415 million). “UNRWA’s operations across the region will be in serious jeopardy from March onwards,” Lazzarini added, listing all the measures Israel has taken against UNRWA, including a bill to exclude the organization from UN-granted immunity ; including restrictions on visas or measures to expel staff from the East Jerusalem office.

“We are on the brink of a monumental disaster with serious consequences for peace, security and human rights in the region. In the short term, the dismantling of UNRWA will undermine UN efforts to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and worsen the crisis in the Gaza Strip. West Bank,” he warned.

Similarly, he recalled that Netanyahu presented to the National Assembly a map of a future Israel covering all of Palestine, “given that the mandate of UNRWA, which provides services to Palestinian refugees in this area, is an obstacle to become Lazzarini. pointed out that “in just over four months, more children, more journalists, more medical personnel and more UN personnel have been killed in Gaza than anywhere else in the world during a conflict.” “According to UN experts, there is a threat of famine,” he warned.