Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (CNN) — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet argued over plans for the post-war future of Gaza and
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed Thursday for a multi-nation trip to the Middle East as the risk of a regional conflict looms large while the war in Gaza rages on.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has proposed a post-war plan for Gaza that would see Israel retain security control over the strip, as the government’s internal political divisions emerged publicly and international outrage grew over a push by several far-right cabinet officials to relocate Palestinians.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Turkey on Friday – the first stop in his whirlwind tour through the region to try to deter a wider conflict and press Israel on its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.