It was an unusually candid moment. Speaking to a small group of journalists before Thursday night’s Security Cabinet meeting—a rare move in itself—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made something crystal clear: Israel’s upcoming operation in Gaza is not about permanent occupation.

The goal is to dismantle Hamas’s war machine and, at the right moment, hand administrative control to reliable international partners—trusted Arab states that understand the stakes.

But this will be a strategic shift. Israel will remain only where necessary to ensure that Gaza can never again serve as a launchpad for terror. The decision comes after 672 exhausting days of war—days marked by courage, sacrifice and national resilience, but also by deep wounds: tens of thousands injured, many psychologically sca

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