Israel approves approved plans to expand operations in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli Military and Political Cabinet on Monday night approved plans to expand operations in the Gaza Strip, which include the possibility of occupying the Palestinian enclave. This was announced on May 5 by Dmitry Gendelman, adviser to the Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"The Military-Political Cabinet unanimously approved the operational plan presented by the Chief of the General Staff for the complete elimination (of the Palestinian movement. — Ed.) Hamas in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages from captivity," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the adviser, the plan includes the occupation of the Gaza Strip, depriving Hamas of access to humanitarian aid and military strikes on the movement's infrastructure and positions.

It is reported that the Israeli Cabinet of Ministers has approved the possibility of introducing humanitarian distribution of international aid in the Gaza Strip, if necessary.

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Earlier, on April 17, Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya declared his readiness for immediate negotiations with the Israeli side on a cease-fire and the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners. At the same time, he called Tel Aviv's demands for the disarmament of radicals impossible.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in turn, said on April 19 that his country would not stop the war in the Gaza Strip until it destroyed Hamas and returned all the hostages. According to him, the radical movement demands an end to the war, the preservation of its power and the restoration of Gaza with the involvement of capital, which will allow it to rearm and prepare new attacks on Israelis in the future.