‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

Following reports of a disagreement with Washington over the issue, the PMO issued a strongly worded statement, saying: “There is no disagreement. There will be no Turkish involvement."

It was also reported by Sky News Arabia that Netanyahu had “completely rejected” the involvement of any Palestinian Authority security forces in Gaza.

The statement came after US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that Israel will have to approve any troops stationed on its soil as part of the post-war plan.
Visiting Israel's "ceasefire HQ" in Kiryat Gat, Vance told reporters: "We think everybody has a role to play here.

"Some of that’s going to be financial, some of that’s going to be in reconstruction, some of that’s just in communication with the various parties to ensure that this deconfliction process actually works and is implemented."

And he confirmed that any decision regarding the stationing of troops on Israeli soil as part of the ISF would require Jerusalem's sign-off.

He went on: "What troops are on the ground in Israel is going to be a question the Israelis have to agree to.

"I’m sure that Prime Minister Netanyahu will have opinions about that.

"We’re not going to force anything on our Israeli friends when it comes to foreign troops on their soil."

But he did not explicitly rule out Turkey sending troops to Gaza and said it had a "constructive role" to play in the process.

"Frankly, they’ve already played a very constructive role; we’re very grateful for that," he added.

Elsewhere, Netanyahu also claimed in his Knesset speech that Israelis would have "gone up in nuclear smoke" if he had ended the Gaza War earlier.

The prime minister suggested that Hamas only agreed to the current deal due to the pressure exerted by the IDF's push to occupy Gaza City prior to the truce.

And he emphasised that no deal as favourable to Israel had been accepted by the terror group beforehand.

"At no stage – not six months ago, not a year ago, not a year and a half ago – at no stage was Hamas ready to accept the proposal that we attained now," he said.

"If I had listened to many of those in this hall, and outside it, you who called for me to stop the war, to surrender, to throw up my hands… If I had given in to these demands, the war would have ended with a crushing victory for Hamas and the entire Iranian axis.

"Peace is made with the strong, not the weak, and today everyone knows that Israel is a very strong country. A country that is stronger than ever.”

Several lawmakers were ejected from the chamber for heckling Netanyahu as he made the comments.

However, he also called to "lower the flames" of political debate, adding: "We know what a terrible catastrophe baseless hatred caused in our history."