Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza

[Pyrite]

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza

The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

www.nytimes.com

Israeli leaders early on Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of Gaza, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two-year war into uncharted territory.

After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet backed his proposal to prepare to conquer the core of Gaza City, according to a pre-dawn statement from his office.

At a later stage, the military is expected to push into central areas of the enclave where Hamas is believed to be holding Israeli hostages and where Israeli troops have largely refrained from operating before.

The goal, according to the statement, is to achieve a decisive victory over Hamas, which led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that started the war. The plan also allows for the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population “outside the combat zones,” it said....

The Israeli military has said that it had already conquered about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north to Khan Younis in the south is the main area outside Israeli control. Many of the two million Palestinians in Gaza, including those displaced from their homes, have squeezed into tents, makeshift shelters and apartments in those areas.

Mr. Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel planned to take control of all of Gaza, bucking the advice of the Israeli military and warnings that expanding operations could endanger the hostages being held there and kill more Palestinian civilians.,,,

 

[Pyrite]

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza

The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

www.nytimes.com

Israeli leaders early on Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of Gaza, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two-year war into uncharted territory.

After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet backed his proposal to prepare to conquer the core of Gaza City, according to a pre-dawn statement from his office.

At a later stage, the military is expected to push into central areas of the enclave where Hamas is believed to be holding Israeli hostages and where Israeli troops have largely refrained from operating before.

The goal, according to the statement, is to achieve a decisive victory over Hamas, which led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that started the war. The plan also allows for the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population “outside the combat zones,” it said....

The Israeli military has said that it had already conquered about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north to Khan Younis in the south is the main area outside Israeli control. Many of the two million Palestinians in Gaza, including those displaced from their homes, have squeezed into tents, makeshift shelters and apartments in those areas.

Mr. Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel planned to take control of all of Gaza, bucking the advice of the Israeli military and warnings that expanding operations could endanger the hostages being held there and kill more Palestinian civilians.,,,

Anyone think that Yair Netanyahu, who is eligible for reserve duty until he turns 40 (eight years from now) and who lives in Miami, will (finally) be called up to serve in this war?

Me, neither.

 

[Pyrite]

Israel approves plan to take control of Gaza City

Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, hours after Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the entire strip despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad.

www.reuters.com

Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City early on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the entire strip despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war.

"The IDF will prepare to take control of Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, referring to the Israeli Defence Forces.

Gaza City, in the north of the strip, is the largest city in the enclave.

Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing an Israeli official, said on X the plan involved evacuating Palestinian civilians from Gaza City and launching a ground offensive there.

Netanyahu on Thursday told Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer in an interview "we intend to" when asked if Israel would take over the entire coastal territory.

"We don't want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it. We don't want to be there as a governing body."...

Two government sources said any resolution by the security cabinet would need to be approved by the full cabinet, which may not meet until Sunday....

 

[Juin]

Mr. Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel planned to take control of all of Gaza, bucking the advice of the Israeli military and warnings that expanding operations could endanger the hostages being held there and kill more Palestinian civilians.,,,

Which brings up the unavoidable question: exactly what does he plan to do with the hundreds of thousands of Gazans?

 

[Pyrite]

Which brings up the unavoidable question: exactly what does he plan to do with the hundreds of thousands of Gazans?

Good question. It looks as if Netanyahu et al have no real answer. Yes, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in Gaza City will be displaced. To where is not specified, likely because it's not known. Eventually, as the IDF moves south into parts of central Gaza not yet cleared of civilians, more and more Palestinians will be "displaced" to parts unknown.

Maybe the plan is to push men, women, children, and babies into the Mediterranean Sea.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-will-take-over-the-entire-gaza-strip-0919a494?mod=trending_now_news_3

...Netanyahu didn’t discuss further specifics of the plan, but Israeli security analysts familiar with its outlines said it would likely begin with the displacement of the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City and a weekslong effort to set up aid distribution infrastructure, new living spaces and medical services. Israel’s military could then move toward areas of central Gaza where it has rarely operated throughout the 22 months of war, essentially displacing Gaza’s entire civilian population....

 

[Pyrite]

Good question. It looks as if Netanyahu et al have no real answer. Yes, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in Gaza City will be displaced. To where is not specified, likely because it's not known. Eventually, as the IDF moves south into parts of central Gaza not yet cleared of civilians, more and more Palestinians will be "displaced" to parts unknown.

Maybe the plan is to push men, women, children, and babies into the Mediterranean Sea.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-says-israel-will-take-over-the-entire-gaza-strip-0919a494?mod=trending_now_news_3

...Netanyahu didn’t discuss further specifics of the plan, but Israeli security analysts familiar with its outlines said it would likely begin with the displacement of the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City and a weekslong effort to set up aid distribution infrastructure, new living spaces and medical services. Israel’s military could then move toward areas of central Gaza where it has rarely operated throughout the 22 months of war, essentially displacing Gaza’s entire civilian population....

Keep in mind that those who are "displaced" might have to walk to wherever they are told to evacuate (to). And that there might not be adequate provisions for feeding hundreds of thousands of already-starving people on the move....or for providing potable water. And medical care.

 

[Serenity]

They are going to annex Gaza.

Call it what it is.

 

[Craig234]

Gifted version of NY Times article

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza (Gift Article)

The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Serenity]

Netanyahu is a war criminal.

 

[Koala]

They are going to annex Gaza.

Call it what it is.

Yes, annexing Gaza which was clearly the plan from the beginning, this plan of genocide is so obvious its almost insulting in its obviousness. Is there anybody out there still stupid enough to believe otherwise?
Israels knows nobody believes it, at this point its pressing ahead with, "Who is gonna stop us?" mentality.
Who is gonna stop them, indeed? What a great question.

 

[Rexedgar]

Who oked the language here?

 

[multivita-man]

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Full Military Takeover of Gaza

The risky plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backed by the Israeli military’s chief of staff and will thrust the war with Hamas into uncharted territory.

www.nytimes.com

Israeli leaders early on Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of Gaza, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two-year war into uncharted territory.

After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet backed his proposal to prepare to conquer the core of Gaza City, according to a pre-dawn statement from his office.

At a later stage, the military is expected to push into central areas of the enclave where Hamas is believed to be holding Israeli hostages and where Israeli troops have largely refrained from operating before.

The goal, according to the statement, is to achieve a decisive victory over Hamas, which led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that started the war. The plan also allows for the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population “outside the combat zones,” it said....

The Israeli military has said that it had already conquered about 75 percent of Gaza. The coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north to Khan Younis in the south is the main area outside Israeli control. Many of the two million Palestinians in Gaza, including those displaced from their homes, have squeezed into tents, makeshift shelters and apartments in those areas.

Mr. Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel planned to take control of all of Gaza, bucking the advice of the Israeli military and warnings that expanding operations could endanger the hostages being held there and kill more Palestinian civilians.,,,

Aside from making it beyond obvious what Israel's cruel end game is, I think this is a colossal mistake. There are clearly a lot of Hamas fighters still left, despite Israel's best efforts to eradicate their militia and the people of Gaza. From the photos I've seen, it doesn't look like Israel has left much standing above ground, so Bibi is basically ordering his troops to get into a street fight, tunnel to tunnel, rubble pile to rubble pile. I have no doubt that Israel's military, not dealing with stretched supplies, has the ultimate advantage, but what is the price of victory, in terms of the lives they lose, and in terms of whatever is left of their reputation?

 

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Israeli leaders early on Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of Gaza, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two-year war into uncharted territory.

Israel really has no choice now that Canada, France, and the UK support Hamas.

Actions have consequences. This is the consequence of supporting Hamas.

 

[Toggle Almendro]

They are going to annex Gaza.
Call it what it is.

Maybe. Or maybe just part of it. Or maybe they just want the hostages back.

Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Not likely.

 

[Toggle Almendro]

Aside from making it beyond obvious what Israel's cruel end game is, I think this is a colossal mistake. There are clearly a lot of Hamas fighters still left, despite Israel's best efforts to eradicate their militia and the people of Gaza.

The hope is, after Israel takes over all of Gaza, there will be a lot fewer Hamas fighters.

 

[Apocalypse]

Aside from making it beyond obvious what Israel's cruel end game is, I think this is a colossal mistake. There are clearly a lot of Hamas fighters still left, despite Israel's best efforts to eradicate their militia and the people of Gaza. From the photos I've seen, it doesn't look like Israel has left much standing above ground, so Bibi is basically ordering his troops to get into a street fight, tunnel to tunnel, rubble pile to rubble pile. I have no doubt that Israel's military, not dealing with stretched supplies, has the ultimate advantage, but what is the price of victory, in terms of the lives they lose, and in terms of whatever is left of their reputation?

One of the reasons there are still a significant amount of Hamas terrorists left is because there are areas in Gaza left almost completely untouched by the war where Israel was not keen on entering due to it risking the lives of hostages that are kept there.

 

[Apocalypse]

Netanyahu is a war criminal.

Cut the nonsense. Occupying Gaza after October 7 was an obviously justified move to get rid of Hamas, that's not a war crime by any standard.
And I don't think I've ever seen you using this type of language to describe US leaders such as Obama waging wars on terrorists in the Middle East and occupying lands much bigger than tiny Gaza, but I guess hypocrisy is a thing. (Do correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[Tigerace117]

Cut the nonsense. Occupying Gaza after October 7 was an obviously justified move to get rid of Hamas, that's not a war crime by any standard.
And I don't think I've ever seen you using this type of language to describe US leaders such as Obama waging wars on terrorists in the Middle East and occupying lands much bigger than tiny Gaza, but I guess hypocrisy is a thing. (Do correct me if I'm wrong)

No amount of blind denial can change the fact Netanyahu is wanted war criminal.

And Israel desperately trying to throw the only people preventing it from suffering the same fate as its apartheid pals in South Africa under the bus remains hilarious.

 

[Serenity]

Cut the nonsense. Occupying Gaza after October 7 was an obviously justified move to get rid of Hamas, that's not a war crime by any standard.
And I don't think I've ever seen you using this type of language to describe US leaders such as Obama waging wars on terrorists in the Middle East and occupying lands much bigger than tiny Gaza, but I guess hypocrisy is a thing. (Do correct me if I'm wrong)

No, you cut the nonsense.

I said earlier in another thread that I don't see a lot of opposition from anyone wanting to see Hamas gone. I do see many thoughts regarding the acceptable costs in regards to loss of civilian lives in trying to do so.

I do not support mass starvation against the civilian population as a weapon of war.

Withholding aid is not ok. Israel's intentional policy to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war, is a war crime.

It's indefensible.

 

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Israel's intentional policy to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war, is a war crime.
It's indefensible.

I see no reason to think that they are doing that intentionally.

But, if people dislike war with Israel, I advise them to not start wars with Israel.

 

[Apocalypse]

No, you cut the nonsense.

I said earlier in another thread that I don't see a lot of opposition from anyone wanting to see Hamas gone. I do see many thoughts regarding the acceptable costs in regards to loss of civilian lives in trying to do so.

I do not support mass starvation against the civilian population as a weapon of war.

Withholding aid is not ok. Israel's intentional policy to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war, is a war crime.

It's indefensible.

Israel doesn't do that.
That's a falsehood and a lazy one too. Just because civilians are impacted by Israel's actions against Hamas does not mean they are targeted. Israel increases humanitarian efforts all the time and Israeli taxpayers are paying to feed Gazan civilians, so to claim Israel is targeting the civilians and not Hamas is absurd and as I said a very lazy attempt to demonize those one hates. It is actually Israel's interest politically that the least amount of damage will be laid down on the civilian population.

Secondly if you're looking for people who promote horribly evil ideas then there are dozens of your buddies here who cheer for October 7 and justify it whenever they get the opportunity to and it's hard to miss them in every single thread. You know, October 7, the day when thousands of Hamas monsters have invaded Israel to attack communities and a music festival, torturing people before brutally murdering them in the most gruesome ways possible, raping women before setting them up on fire before their friends' eyes, murdering children in front of their parents and parents in front of their children, etc. What started this war.
But I guess it doesn't compare to someone - that nobody remembers who it was - who said a year and a half ago that there is no amount of civilian casualties where it becomes unjustified for Israel to defend its citizens by targeting terrorists. You just can't stop talking about it.

Also, I told you to correct me if I'm wrong regarding your hypocrisy and you chose not to, which is great.

 

[Felis Leo]

Netanyahu is a war criminal.

He is a criminal against humanity, as is every member of his war cabinet.

 

[Serenity]

But I guess it doesn't compare to someone - that nobody remembers who it was - who said a year and a half ago that there is no amount of civilian casualties where it becomes unjustified for Israel to defend its citizens by targeting terrorists. You just can't stop talking about it.

That was a poll, titled "How many innocent Palestinians must die to get Hamas?

Someone??? It wasn't "someone",' it was at least ten that chose the option "As many as it takes, kill them all if you have to"

Kill them all they said.

Find me a thread where people are proudly saying kill all Israelis and I'll denounce that too because that is a disgusting position to hold.

Go on.

 

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That was a poll, titled "How many innocent Palestinians must die to get Hamas?

Someone??? It wasn't "someone",' it was at least ten that chose the option "As many as it takes, kill them all if you have to"

Kill them all they said.

Wait a minute. I'm one of those ten. I did not (and do not) view my vote as saying "kill them all".

The main part of that voting option says "as many as it takes".

The part that says "kill them all" also says "IF you have to".

I suppose that voting option does leave open the possibility of killing them all. But only as a last resort if that were the only way to eliminate Hamas.