«The political and security cabinet approved the Prime Minister for the defeat of Hamas. The IDF will prepare to take control of the city of Gaza, guaranteeing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population outside the combat areas. The absolute majority of the Cabinet Ministers considered that the alternative plan presented would not lead to the defeat of Hamas, nor the return of the hostages “announces the office of the Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
The note released this morning by the office of Netanyahu at the end of the meeting states that “the security cabinet has adopted the five principles for the end of the war to a large majority: dismantling of Hamas’ Arsenale, return of all the hostages, alive and deceased; Smilitarization of the Gaza Strip; Safety control by Israel on the strip; Establishment of an alternative civil administration, which is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian authority.
After the decision of the Security Cabinet, a high Israeli official stressed that “the operation that the IDF will prepare concerns only Gaza City: the goal is to evacuate all the residents of the city towards the central refugee camps and other areas by 7 October 2025 (date of the second anniversary of the Hamas massacre in the south of Israel).
A siege will be imposed on the terrorists who remained in the area and in the meantime the army will operate inside the city “reports Channel 12, adding that the Premier and Defense Minister Israel Katz have been authorized to approve the final operational plan of the IDF.