Gaza, Feb. 23 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced on Friday its rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's post-war plan for the Gaza Strip.

The plan is an official recognition "of the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, and Israel's imposition of control over it to prolong the war against our people, and an attempt to gain more time to implement the displacement plan," the ministry said in a statement.

Moreover, the plan is "a blatant maneuver to oppose and thwart international efforts to link ceasefire agreements and the release of prisoners and hostages with resolving the conflict and materializing a Palestinian state on the ground," said the statement.

Netanyahu presented the plan ...