Netanyahu announces plan to take over Gaza City in further escalation | First Thing

The proposal would involve sending Israeli ground troops into the remaining territory and further displacement of starving Palestinians. Plus, Trump is compared to Stalin over revision of historical climate reportsDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza City, the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said, marking another escalation in the 22-month offensive that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed most of Gaza and pushed the territory into famine.If signed off by the full cabinet, what will the plan mean? It will involve sending ground troops into the city – one of the few areas of Gaza that has not been turned into an Israeli buffer zone or placed under evacuation orders.What has the reaction to the Israeli security cabinet’s decision been? It has ignited protests at home and abroad, and the UN has called for the plan to be “immediately halted”.What had Russell planned to do after the attack? Russell and his co-defendant, Sarah Beth Clendaniel, aimed to “create their own bizarre utopia populated by people who only look and think like they do”, according to the US district judge James Bredar. Continue reading...

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