The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, has defended that to achieve “a sustainable peace“in Gaza, Israel “cannot reoccupy the Strip”displace its citizens or reduce its territory.

“The only way to achieve sustainable peace is through non-displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, non-reoccupation of the Strip, blockade or reduction of territory,” Blinken said.

These statements, offered at a press conference on the occasion of his visit to Tokyo to participate in a meeting of G7 foreign ministers, come after the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas confirmed the intention to stay in the Strip once the Army has finished off the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

“I believe that Israel will have, for an indefinite period, overall responsibility for security, because we have seen what happens when we don’t have it. When we don’t have that responsibility for security, what we have is the Hamas terror eruption on a scale that we could not imagine,” Netanyahu said in statements to the American network ‘ABC’.

Thus, the prime minister of Israel stands as guarantor of a better future, safe from “terror”, for Israelis and Palestinians.

The G7 calls for a humanitarian pause

Blinken’s statements also come after G7 foreign ministers today called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza to facilitate the creation of a safe corridor to allow the immediate entry of aid and asked to do everything possible to avoid an escalation and expansion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

“We have been very clear from day one: Gaza cannot be governed by Hamas, Israel cannot occupy Gaza and Palestinian displacement cannot occur,” Blinken insisted, adding that he has found “great unity” on the part of the Group. of the Seven.