Israel to proceed with plan to occupy entire Gaza Strip, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Thursday that the Israel Defense Forces will begin a new offensive to occupy the entire Gaza Strip in an effort to root out Hamas.What he is saying: "We intend to control all of Gaza. We don't want to keep Gaza. We want a security perimeter. We want to hand Gaza over to Arab forces that will govern Gaza properly," Netanyahu said in an interview with Fox News. Why it matters: Netanyahu's remarks came shortly before the Israeli Security Cabinet convenes to approve the highly controversial plan to expand the war.President Trump has decided not to intervene and to let the Israeli government make its own decisions, U.S. officials say.Driving the news: The new operation to occupy additional areas of central Gaza, including Gaza City, is expected to take at least several months and involve displacing around 1 million Palestinian civilians.The Israel Defense Forces would also be moving into areas where Israel believes hostages are being held, possibly risking their lives.Netanyahu is poised to escalate the war despite massive international pressure to stop the fighting and prioritize the humanitarian crisis in the enclave — and over the objections of his own top generals. Friction point: Israel's top general and several other senior security officials oppose the operation they are about to be asked to undertake. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told Netanyahu he was "walking into a trap" during one recent meeting, according to reports in the Israeli press.Zamir argued the operation would endanger the hostages and could lead to Israeli military rule in Gaza with full responsibility over 2 million Palestinians.

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