Israel’s security cabinet is unanimously approval A military plan on Monday, May 5, to expand operations through the Gaza Strip, including a large -scale terrestrial offensive and the tenure of long -term territory, said an Israeli official.
The decision was Fow After a cabinet meeting on Sunday night, the duration that the ministers supported a strategy presented by Chief of Staff Lieutenant Gene. Eyal Zamir. According to reports, the plan implies advancing to additional areas of Gaza, pushing more from the town of the enclave towards the South “Because of its protection” and that Israeli control is in recent areas.
The Israeli army has Already He began calling tens of thousands of reservists in preparation for the next phase of his offensive.
Accordance For Israeli officials, the strategy is designed to “defeat Hamas and return to hostages” and include the expansion of a damping area along the borders of the strip.
The cabinet too approval A proposal in principle to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza through private contractors, a measure aimed at the supervision of Hamas. However, the details of how this will be implemented.
The decision occurs in the middle of a renewed Israeli campaign of land and air through the Gaza Strip, which resumed On March 18 after the collapse of a high temporary fire.
Since the beginning of the War of October 7, 2023, more than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed, accordance To the Ministry of Health in Gaza. Israel launched its offensive in response to a Hamas attack that killed more than 1,200 people and saw hundreds of tasks hostage.
