Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to wage war against the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank, stressing that the Gaza Strip would remain under Israeli security control after the end of the war.

According to statements leaked by Israeli media about him before the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee in the Knesset, Netanyahu said: Israel is ready for a scenario in which it turns the barrels of rifles and directs them at the PA forces.

The Israeli Prime Minister revealed that he will establish a civil administration in the Gaza Strip that does not pose any threat to Israel, claiming that he is the only one capable of keeping the Gaza Strip under Israeli security authority, and will prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank. He reiterated his assertion that he would not allow the Palestinian Authority to return to rule in the Gaza Strip under any circumstances.

Netanyahu's statements were criticized by Israeli media, which accused him of "exploiting the war and its Israeli victims" to strengthen his political position and preserve his ruling right-wing coalition. It considered that Netanyahu's speech was part of an electoral campaign he was leading to serve his interests to continue ruling after the end of the war, without caring about the interests of the Israeli public.

Observers in Israel linked Netanyahu's statements in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee with previous statements, in which he did not rule out the Israeli army entering into combat with the security services of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. However, they considered his statements since the beginning of the war to be part of an electoral campaign that he continues to serve his interests. .

Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper saw that Netanyahu is immersed to the top in an election campaign that allows him to continue at the top of his power.