17.08.2025 17:52
Israel's Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir will hold an expanded meeting with military officials today to approve the plan for the occupation of the city of Gaza. Once the plan is approved, a ground operation in the center of Gaza is expected to begin within a few weeks, and approximately one million Palestinians are anticipated to be moved southward.
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According to a report from the Israeli army radio, Chief of Staff Zamir will meet with the Southern Command today to approve the plans for the occupation of the city of Gaza. The report noted that the plan "is not limited to the evacuation of the city's residents as previously stated, but also includes the complete encirclement of the city and ensuring operational control over it."
GROUND OPERATION WILL START WITHIN A FEW WEEKS Accordingly, it was reported that the ground operation in the center of Gaza city is expected to start within a few weeks to accelerate the established timeline, and that the displacement of Palestinians from the city is anticipated.
ISRAELI ARMY WILL WITHDRAW FROM SOME AREAS The report also stated that the Israeli army would have to withdraw from some of the territories it controls in the south of the Gaza Strip, and that these areas would be transformed into a so-called "new humanitarian zone" for displaced Palestinians to take refuge.
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. ISRAEL HAD DECIDED TO COMPLETELY OCCUPY GAZA The Israeli Security Cabinet had approved a plan for the occupation of the city of Gaza in the north of the region on August 8. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had stated in an interview before the cabinet meeting that they aimed to occupy the entire Gaza Strip.
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN also reported that the army was preparing to accelerate the military operation aimed at occupying the city of Gaza. Reports in the Israeli press indicated that the army had received orders to occupy the rest of Gaza, but that this step was not expected to be implemented before September.
1 MILLION PALESTINIANS WILL BE DISPLACED TO THE SOUTH According to the plan, in the first phase, the city of Gaza will be occupied, approximately one million Palestinians will be displaced to the south, the city will be besieged, and intense attacks will be carried out. In the second phase, the occupation of the refugee camps in the center of Gaza, which has largely turned into ruins, is anticipated.
Israel had occupied the Gaza Strip for 38 years from 1967 to 2005. Today, the Gaza Strip, where approximately 2.4 million Palestinians live, has been under a severe blockade for 18 years.
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