Israel’s safety cupboard approves plan to take over Gaza City

Israel’s safety cupboard has authorised a plan from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City, the Prime Minister’s Office stated Friday. “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will prepare for the takeover of Gaza City while ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones,” the workplace stated following a hours-long assembly of the safety cupboard that went lengthy into the night time.

Mass protests erupted throughout Israel because the nation’s safety cupboard was assembly to resolve on a full reoccupation of Gaza, a transfer that may mark a serious escalation of the conflict.

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