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Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel’s strategy is to empty Gaza City of civilians before moving in. The idea is to evacuate the city entirely from citizens, and then to occupy the city and to give Hamas militants the chance to surrender or to be killed.
The war is unlike any other, with Hamas embedded in a densely populated city fortified by hundreds of miles of tunnels. He suggested that Israel might temporarily administer the Strip before handing governance to an Arab-led mission force.
Published in The Media Line, August 31, 2025.