What do you think the options are @Right_in_Virginia ?
@HoustonSam I see at this point the usual options and a new possibility: A peace treaty with two states, annexing the territories, slaughter of the Palestinians, or a new regional partnership.
Both sides have negotiated in bad faith for so long I don't see how a two state solution will ever come to pass. Yes, both sides. For 30 years Netanyahu has been for two states almost as often as he's been against it. Ditto on the other side of the coin. This is going nowhere.
Annexation is only talked about in terms of the West Bank and Golan Heights. Bennett is very pro annexation, but his vision includes what would become Gaza East---a carve out for Palestinians not given Israeli citizenship. They'd have their own government with Israel remaining the controlling authority. Bennett's plan calls for accepting 48,000 Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel --- a number he says would preserve the Jewish character while avoiding cries of apartheid. Bennett may be too clever by half, and Hamas would go nuts.
As for Gaza, it appears --- right now --- killing them all is the only remaining option. But, I wouldn't count on it any time soon. Set aside the possibility of igniting WWIII, in her heart the Jewish State of Israel cannot absorb accusations of genocide.
Israel should be talking with Jordan, Egypt, SA, UAE, Dubai, Oman. Israel should take the lead and initiate conferences to design the plan solving this Israeli/Palestinian "problem". It is in the security and economic interests of these seven nations to end this obstruction to living in true peace and partnership. (The Abraham Accords is a good place to start building.) For this to work, we (and every other international know-it-all) need to step away and give these regional players a chance to solve their regional problem.
As I posted upthread, David Ben-Gurion later in his life advised Israel to give back the occupied land, or Israel would never know peace, never know security, never know true acceptance. Israel is now living Ben-Gurion's warning and only she can decide the true importance of peace, security and acceptance over the status quo.