Israel has approved a chilling plan to seize Gaza and kill all “illegal occupants,” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing an intensive military operation to take full control of the Strip. The strategy includes a prolonged troop presence, signaling a brutal escalation in the region.
Netanyahu emphasized that the IDF will not conduct temporary raids but will instead hold the territory indefinitely, reversing previous tactics. This aggressive stance, aimed at eliminating perceived threats, has sparked international alarm as Israel moves to reshape Gaza’s future through force.
Sky News reports: Israeli cabinet ministers approved plans for the new offensive on Monday morning, hours after it was announced that tens of thousands of reserve soldiers are being called up.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far failed to achieve his goal of destroying Hamas or returning all the hostages, despite more than a year of brutal war in Gaza.
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Officials say the plan will help with these war aims but it would also push hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to southern Gaza, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis.
They said the plan included the “capturing of the strip and the holding of territories”.
It would also try to prevent Hamas from distributing humanitarian aid, which Israel says strengthens the group’s rule in Gaza.
The UN rejected the plan, saying it would leave large parts of the population, including the most vulnerable, without supplies.
It said it “appears designed to reinforce control over life-sustaining items as a pressure tactic – as part of a military strategy”.
More than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed since the IDF launched its ground offensive in the densely-populated territory, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
It followed the deadly Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed 1,200 people and saw around 250 people taken hostage.
A fragile ceasefire that saw a pause in the fighting and the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners collapsed earlier this year.