Some Israelis argue that they have no national interest in continuing to occupy Gaza and the army should pull up stakes.

But the peace treaty left Israel still occupying Gaza.

"They have no right to control Gaza waters unless they want to admit they are occupying Gaza," she said.

Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza during the 1967 war.

Israel, which has occupied Gaza since capturing it from Egypt in the 1967 war, controls about a quarter of Gaza's territory.

People no longer believe that it will be easy to go on occupying the West Bank and Gaza.

Israel occupied the West Bank and Gaza in the war of 1967.

Israel surely does not want to occupy Gaza; it wants Gaza occupied by Palestinians capable of keeping the peace.

It is only because of Arab aggression that Israel found itself occupying the West Bank and Gaza.

We all know there is no negotiation possible with the terrorists who have occupied Gaza.