By Ahmed Asmar
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that his army forces will remain in “security zones” in the Gaza Strip in any "temporary or permanent situation."
“Unlike in the past, the (Israeli army) is not evacuating areas that have been cleared and seized,” Katz said in a statement.
The army “will remain in the security zones as a buffer between the enemy and (Israeli) communities in any temporary or permanent situation in Gaza – as in Lebanon and Syria."