Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he will not allow the Palestinian Authority to regain control of the Gaza Strip after the war with Hamas is over.
Rifts between the United States and Israel spilled into public view Tuesday as President Joe Biden warned that Israel was losing international support for its campaign against Hamas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected American plans for post-war Gaza.
Netanyahu appeared to be rejecting America’s call for a revamped Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza once its current terrorist rulers, Hamas, have been defeated.
Divisions between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the conflict in Israel spilled into public view, with the leaders’ competing visions for the post-war Gaza Strip underscoring a deepening split between the allies.
The president appeared to offer his harshest criticism yet of the Israeli government's military offensive in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must "change" as dissent around the world continues to grow in response to Israel's actions following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas.