2 April 2025
Israel’s goal in its war is the complete destruction of Gaza and the forcible displacement of its 2.3 million people, an analyst says.
“Many would say Israel doesn’t have an endgame or objective, but I think as we’ve seen in the last 17 months that’s not necessarily true,” said Tahani Mustafa from the International Crisis Group. “It may not know what the end result will look like, but the goal here is effectively depopulating Gaza.”
She said what will happen going forward is the extension of Israel’s policy since 2007, which is to render Gaza “completely uninhabitable”.
“You’re going to see Gaza completely razed to the ground. For Palestinians who do remain – if they haven’t been forcibly pushed out or killed – they’ll end up in smaller and smaller patches of territory,” Mustafa told Al Jazeera.
The idea that Israel will allow any form of Palestinian governance over the Strip after the war is “incredibly unrealistic”.
“Israeli politicians have made no secret of that. They are quite open in their plans to ensure there is nothing left for Gazans by the end of this.”
Source: Aljazeera
