Netanyahu opposes Palestinian Authority in post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he was opposed to a post-war scenario in which the Palestinian Authority would govern Gaza.

The position goes against that of the Biden administration, which has clearly stated that the Palestinian Authority, which partially governs the occupied West Bank, should be put in charge of Gaza after the war.

"There isn't going to be in Gaza a civilian authority that teaches its children to hate Israel and to destroy Israel," Netanyahu said during a press conference on Saturday.

"There needs to be something different."

While Israel says it doesn't want to govern the Strip, it has yet to provide plans for a post-war scenario in which it was to achieve its goal of eliminating Hamas.

Netanyahu added that Israel would maintain security control over Gaza for "as long as necessary".