Friday August 8, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said.
However, BBC reports that the new strategy falls short of the initial proposal by the Israeli prime minister to occupy the entire Gaza Strip.
Earlier, the UN warned that Israel expanding military operations risked “catastrophic consequences” for Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages.
The controversial escalation faces opposition within Israel – including by hostages’ families – and is likely to further isolate the country internationally, BBC Middle East correspondent says.
Netanyahu’s government is under growing pressure to end the conflict and allow more aid into Gaza.
Israel launched its war in Gaza following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack, in which it killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages back to Gaza.
Israel’s massive military offensive has killed at least 61,158 Palestinians since then, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.
The Israeli government does not allow international news organisations, including the BBC, into Gaza to report freely.
