Israel does not intend to occupy Gaza after troops oust Hamas from the enclave, it emerged on Friday, as troops and tanks prepared for a ground invasion.
Israel plans to instead transfer control to the Palestinian Authority, officials have said.
This week, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, told both Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden that Israel did not want to control the besieged strip following an expected ground offensive to wipe out Hamas’s leadership and infrastructure.
