White House senior advisor Jared Kushner stated that Gaza's militarization far exceeds initial understanding, warning that demilitarization will prove extremely difficult as a new Palestinian technocratic government attempts to establish governance. His comments on September 7, 2026, reflected underestimated security challenges in post-conflict reconstruction.
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Jared Kushner on Gaza: There is a new Palestinian technocratic government that is neither the PA nor Hamas. You can’t send the government in if there are guns. We are starting to understand the scope of the militarization of Gaza. It is beyond your comprehension. Demilitarizing it is not going to be easy.
“We’re now starting to understand the scope of the militarization of Gaza,” Kushner said. “It is beyond your comprehension, and so demilitarizing it is not going to be easy.”