What to know about Israeli far-right's push to annex Gaza
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As Israeli and Palestinian delegations traveled to Egypt to begin detailed talks with Arab negotiators on the Trump administration's 20-point peace plan, Gaza's future is being complicated by a growing hardline approach that suggests Israeli settlers should take land in the Gaza Strip.
Breakdown
- Israeli and Palestinian delegations are holding talks in Egypt with Arab and U.S. representatives on a peace plan.
- Key issues in the talks include disarming Hamas and determining Gaza's future governance. 13s
- Israeli Finance Minister Bitzalel Smotrich and other far-right politicians are openly pushing for the annexation of Gaza. 34s
- The U.S. peace plan explicitly states that Israel cannot occupy or annex Gaza. 1m 59s
- A recent poll shows that just over half of Israelis oppose annexing Gaza, but pro-annexation politicians hold significant influence in the government. 2m 16s
