Military option will not end Hamas’ rule in Gaza, says mastermind of Israel’s ‘Generals’ Plan’
‘The path to ending Hamas’ rule is not through the military solution, which has proven ineffective,’ says Giora Eiland
JERUSALEM
A retired Israeli general who masterminded a plan for displacing Palestinians from northern Gaza believes that military option is not the solution to ending Hamas’ rule in the enclave.
"Israel must declare its willingness to end the fighting in Gaza in exchange for the return of all captives,” Giora Eiland told local radio 94 FM on Tuesday.
"The path to ending Hamas’ rule is not through the military solution, which has proven ineffective,” added Eiland, a former head of Israel’s National Security Council.
He said continuing the Israeli war on Gaza will lead to the death of more captives and soldiers in the Palestinian enclave.
“Except for the dozens of soldiers who will die every year under military rule, Israel will not achieve anything," he added.
Eiland was the mastermind of the so-called Generals’ Plan, which calls for imposing a blockade on northern Gaza and forcibly displacing Palestinians from the area as part of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the enclave.
According to Israeli military analysts, Israel has been practically implementing the plan since October 2024 without an official recognition.
The Israeli army has continued a large-scale ground offensive in northern Gaza since Oct. 5 to allegedly prevent Palestinian resistance group Hamas from regrouping. Palestinians, however, accuse Israel of seeking to occupy the area and forcibly displace its residents.
Since then, no sufficient humanitarian aid including food, medicine and fuel has been allowed into the area, leaving the remaining population on the verge of imminent famine.
The onslaught was the latest episode in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has killed over 45,800 people, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7, 2023.
In November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar
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