The United States announced its rejection of building a permanent Israeli military base in Gaza

According to the American Al-Hurra channel, Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department, Vedant Patel, "Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has expressed his opposition to any permanent Israeli presence in Gaza since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas more than a year ago."The United States announced its rejection of building a permanent Israeli military base in Gaza.

For his part, Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder said that the US position is that Israel should not continue to occupy Gaza once a ceasefire is reached and the threat is eliminated.