Current sectionOpinionThe only alternative to Hamas' rule at the moment is anarchy, and the chaos is good for Israel to realize its postwar plan: total social disintegration, and then expulsionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeGideon Levy10:12 PM • May 30 2026 IDTIsrael does have a postwar plan for Gaza. The notion that it lacked one was badly mistaken. I wish this plan didn't exist. Far from global and Israeli public attention, the implementation of the next phase of Israel's gradual strategy is already well underway. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansHamasGazaHuman rightsIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAnti-government Protests Held Across Israel, About 1,000 Rally in Tel AvivNorthern Israelis Voice Despair After Another Day of Incessant Hezbollah FirePentagon Chief Says Talks With Iran 'Productive,' Threatens Renewed StrikesUnder Haredi Pressure, Police Chief Frees Draft Dodger Despite High Court RulingMiami's Mutra Becomes First Kosher Restaurant to Win Michelin StarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections