Israel's Cabinet approves new plan to occupy Gaza City

Israel's security cabinet approved Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposal for the occupation of Gaza City, a senior Israeli official said. Why it matters: The decision, which came after more than 10 hours of consultations in the security cabinet, is the first phase in an offensive that could include the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces.President Trump has decided not to intervene and to let the Israeli government make its own decisions, U.S. officials say.The IDF was expected to issue eviction orders ahead of the new offensive to around 1 million Palestinians who are located in Gaza City and its immediate surroundings, Israeli officials said. What they are saying: Ahead of the cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that the IDF would begin a new offensive to occupy the entire Gaza Strip in an effort to root out Hamas."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.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 IDF would also be moving into areas where Israeli officials believe 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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