Israel Defence Minister Yisrael Katz said Tuesday Israel will never withdraw from the entire Gaza Strip and that it is studying the establishment of new military sites to replace removed settlements.
Israeli Newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted the Israeli defense minister as saying, during a ceremony held in Beit El, that Israel will never fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip, adding: “When the time comes, we will establish new military (Nahal) sites in northern Gaza in place of the settlements that were removed.”
Katz continued: “We will do this in the right way and at the appropriate time. There are those who protest, but we are ministers.”
He also referred to the decision to close the Army Radio, saying: “Neither I nor Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have a hobby of closing stations. I have ordered that the soldiers at the station be transferred to combat roles or combat-support roles. We are suffering from a shortage of soldiers, and the leave is over.”
