{"id":2472833,"date":"2025-08-09T15:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-announces-israels-plan-for-gaza-not-occupation-freedom\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:17:17","slug":"netanyahu-announces-israels-plan-for-gaza-not-occupation-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-announces-israels-plan-for-gaza-not-occupation-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu Announces Israel&#8217;s Plan for Gaza: Not Occupation, Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-announces-israels-plan-for-gaza-not-occupation-freedom%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified that while Israel intends to take control of Gaza to remove Hamas and ensure security, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-the-us-will-own-the-gaza-strip-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump says the US will &#039;own&#039; the ... Strip - Washington Examiner\">long-term occupation<\/a> is not planned. He stated that Gaza will be demilitarized and governed by a peaceful civilian administration that is neither Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, nor any terrorist group. This plan aims to free Israeli hostages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kavanaugh-democrat-attempt-to-disenfranchise-trump-voters-sounds-awfully-anti-democratic\/\" title=\"Kavanaugh: Dems&#039; bid to marginalize Trump voters seems undemocratic\">prevent future threats<\/a> from Gaza. Following this declaration, Israel&#8217;s Security Cabinet approved sending military forces into Gaza City. Israeli defense Minister israel Katz emphasized Israel&#8217;s determination to achieve the war&#8217;s goals: defeating Hamas completely, securing the release of hostages, and establishing a thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-call-on-pelosi-to-remove-military-style-fencing-around-capitol\/\" title=\"Republicans Call on Pelosi to Remove \u2018Military-Style Fencing\u2019 Around Capitol\">security zone<\/a> to protect Israeli communities. Meanwhile,international efforts are underway to negotiate a cease-fire and the hostages&#8217; release,but talks have stalled partly due to French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s move to recognize a Palestinian state,wich U.S.officials say hardened Hamas&#8217;s demands and reduced willingness to negotiate.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A day after saying Israel will take control of Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said long-term occupation is not in the cards.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not going to occupy Gaza &ndash; we are going to free Gaza from Hamas,&rdquo; Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/netanyahu\/status\/1953849138300203343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gaza will be demilitarized, and a peaceful civilian administration will be established, one that is not the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, and not any other terrorist organization. This will help free our hostages and ensure Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel in the future,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are not going to occupy Gaza &ndash; we are going to free Gaza from Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza will be demilitarized, and a peaceful civilian administration will be established, one that is not the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, and not any other terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>This will help free&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benjamin Netanyahu &ndash; &#1489;&#1504;&#1497;&#1502;&#1497;&#1503; &#1504;&#1514;&#1504;&#1497;&#1492;&#1493; (@netanyahu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu\/status\/1953849138300203343?\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>During a Thursday interview, when asked if Israel planned to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-netanyahu-announces-israel-will-take-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take control<\/a> of all of Gaza, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister responded<\/a>, &ldquo;We intend to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu explained the purpose will be to ensure Israel&rsquo;s security by removing the terrorist group Hamas then pass it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-netanyahu-announces-israel-will-take-over-gaza\/\" title=\"Breaking: Netanyahu Announces Israel Will Take Over ...\">civilian governance &#038;ldquo<\/a>;that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by an Israel Security Cabinet decision to send the military into Gaza City, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/national-security\/satellite-images-show-israel-building-forces-possible-ground-invasion-rcna223722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Althouh howls of outrage have greeted Israel&rsquo;s decision, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel &ldquo;is determined to achieve the goals of the war,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/middle-east\/live-blog\/israel-gaza-city-occupy-hamas-war-hunger-netanyahu-live-updates-rcna223805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The goals include &ldquo;the complete defeat of Hamas, creating the conditions for the return of all the hostages, and ensuring the safety of Israeli communities through a strong and comprehensive security zone in Gaza,&rdquo; Katz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Countries around the world that condemn and threaten sanctions will not weaken our resolve. The days when Jews did not defend themselves are over,&rdquo; Katz said.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/witkoff-said-set-to-meet-qatar-pm-on-comprehensive-deal-amid-scramble-to-stop-gaza-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a> indicated that Israel&rsquo;s plans have led to a flurry of talks to reach a deal that would lead to a cease-fire and the release of the hostages who remain after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of Israelis at the hands of Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-us-pulls-israel-peace-talks-blames-selfish-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Witkoff<\/a> was meeting with a Qatari official to revive talks that sought to end the war in Gaza..<\/p>\n<p>The deal on the table includes an end to the war, a complete Israeli withdrawal, demilitarization of Hamas and the exile of its military leaders and a new government to run Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively blames French President Emmanuel Macron for the collapse of Gaza ceasefire talks.<\/p>\n<p>The moment Macron announced his intention to recognize a Palestinian state, Hamas hardened its impossible demands.<br \/> (Israel Today) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rJxFHGrmG1\">pic.twitter.com\/rJxFHGrmG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Malcangi (@MalcangiSarah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MalcangiSarah\/status\/1954196027189174619?\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubo said Friday that Hamas has been less and less willing to talk after French leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/macrons-palestine-blunder-threatens-lives-us-hostages-rewards-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emanual Macron<\/a> announced France wants to recognize a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Talks with Hamas fell apart on the day Macron made the unilateral decision that he&rsquo;s going to recognize the Palestinian state,&rdquo; &nbsp;Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And then you have other people come forward, other countries say, &lsquo;well, if there is not a ceasefire by September, we&rsquo;re going to recognize a Palestinian state.&rsquo; If I&rsquo;m Hamas, I&rsquo;d basically conclude, let&rsquo;s not do a ceasefire&hellip; because we can be rewarded, we can claim it as a victory,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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