HOURS AFTER PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU STATED THAT ISRAEL INTENDS TO TAKE MILITARY CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE GAZA STRIP DESPITE INTENSIFYING CRITICISM, ISRAEL’S POLITICAL-SECURITY CABINET HAS TODAY APPROVED A PLAN TO TAKE CONTROL OF GAZA CITY.
ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY NETANYAHU’S OFFICE, ISRAEL’S DEFENSE FORCES WILL PREPARE TO TAKE CONTROL OF GAZA CITY WHILE PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE CIVILIAN POPULATION OUTSIDE THE COMBAT ZONES
A REPORT CITING AN ISRAELI OFFICIAL SAID THAT THE PLAN INVOLVES (IVA)EVACUATING PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS FROM GAZA CITY AND LAUNCHING A GROUND OFFENSIVE THERE, ADDING THAT ISRAEL WANTED TO HAND OVER THE TERRITORY TO ARAB FORCES THAT WOULD GOVERN IT, AS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE PALESTINIAN ENCLAVE.
