Likud MK Amit Halevi warns the US-backed deal will imperil Israel, urging full military defeat of Hamas and rejection of foreign managers in Gaza.
MK Amit Halevi (Likud) — a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee — issued a blistering warning Monday that the new US-backed peace plan is steering Israel “to the gates of hell.” Speaking on Galei Zahal, Halevi accused President Donald Trump’s mediators and advisers of misreading the battlefield and mismanaging Israel’s security interests in the face of Hamas’s repeated ceasefire violations.
Halevi condemned Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the US team for pressing Israel to maintain a compromised truce while hostile elements continue to attack Israeli soldiers. He said Washington’s insistence on holding the ceasefire despite ongoing provocations is misleading the public and endangering Israeli lives.
Calling for strategic clarity, Halevi demanded the IDF draw up and prepare for a single, unmistakable goal: the full defeat and control of Hamas in the Gaza Strip — not piecemeal raids, but decisive victory. “Defeat — not ‘hit’ and not ‘raid,’ but full defeat and control of the Gaza Strip. Sooner or later that will happen,” he declared, arguing Israel has no viable alternative.
Halevi warned that bringing regional actors like Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE into Gaza’s future governance would import hostile influence and weaken Israel’s security calculus. He rebuked outside advisers who treat Middle East politics like a U.S. business deal or a Miami real-estate project, saying they fail to grasp the ideological threat Israel faces.
He urged Western partners to grasp the enemy’s nature and to use every diplomatic lever to support Israel’s security aims — while insisting that military preparedness for comprehensive victory remain Israel’s priority.MK Amit Halevi (Likud) — a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee — issued a blistering warning Monday that the new US-backed peace plan is steering Israel “to the gates of hell.” Speaking on Galei Zahal, Halevi accused President Donald Trump’s mediators and advisers of misreading the battlefield and mismanaging Israel’s security interests in the face of Hamas’s repeated ceasefire violations.
Halevi condemned Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the US team for pressing Israel to maintain a compromised truce while hostile elements continue to attack Israeli soldiers. He said Washington’s insistence on holding the ceasefire despite ongoing provocations is misleading the public and endangering Israeli lives.
Calling for strategic clarity, Halevi demanded the IDF draw up and prepare for a single, unmistakable goal: the full defeat and control of Hamas in the Gaza Strip — not piecemeal raids, but decisive victory. “Defeat — not ‘hit’ and not ‘raid,’ but full defeat and control of the Gaza Strip. Sooner or later that will happen,” he declared, arguing Israel has no viable alternative.
Halevi warned that bringing regional actors like Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE into Gaza’s future governance would import hostile influence and weaken Israel’s security calculus. He rebuked outside advisers who treat Middle East politics like a U.S. business deal or a Miami real-estate project, saying they fail to grasp the ideological threat Israel faces.
He urged Western partners to grasp the enemy’s nature and to use every diplomatic lever to support Israel’s security aims — while insisting that military preparedness for comprehensive victory remain Israel’s priority.
