GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Israeli war minister Israel Katz said the widespread destruction of the Gaza Strip gives him a “good feeling,” describing it as the result of what he called a “deliberate policy” aimed at eliminating threats.
During a tour of northern Gaza broadcast Monday on Israel’s Channel 14, Katz announced plans to establish three military-linked settlement outposts in the war-ravaged territory.
When asked how he felt looking out over the devastation in Gaza, Katz replied, “A good feeling, isn’t it?” before asserting that the destruction was the outcome of a “deliberate policy” designed to eliminate what he labeled as “threats.”
Katz noted that Israel has moved away from its old strategy of short-term military incursions. “Instead of entering and leaving, the army is inside, the terrorists are outside, and the houses are destroyed,” he said.
Channel 14 said one of the most significant moments of the tour was Katz’s announcement of an Israeli plan to establish a permanent Jewish presence in northern Gaza.
Katz said he intended to establish three Nahal outposts at sites that existed in northern Gaza before Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from the coastal enclave.
Nahal outposts are military-affiliated settler gatherings that have been used to establish new settlements before turning them into civilian communities.
The Gaza Strip has been devastated by Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, leaving more than 73,000 Palestinians dead and over 173,000 injured, according to Palestinian figures. Additionally, Israeli attacks have damaged or destroyed approximately 91 percent of Gaza’s homes and infrastructure.
