According to Israeli President Izchak Herzog, no “vacuum” should be created in the Gaza Strip after the war. Herzog tells the Financial Times that a “very strong force” must remain there in the future in order to prevent the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas from resurgent. However, he leaves open what this power could look like. Herzog says he expects the United States and “our neighbors in the region” to play a role in the postwar order.
“If we withdraw, who will take over?” asks Herzog in the interview. “We can’t leave a vacuum.” You have to think about a future mechanism. There are currently many ideas about this. “But no one will want to turn this place, Gaza, into a terrorist base again.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would retain control of security in Gaza after the war.