Israel announces plans to seize “large areas” from Gaza, where an attack against Hamas expanded

On Wednesday, the Israeli government has developed plans to expand its renewed military attack in the Gaza Strip and seize large parts of the pocket, a strategy that links more pressure on Hamas and raises concerns about Israel’s plans after the war.

The announcement issued by the Israeli Defense Minister adds to growth DrumbEat from officials in recent days Those who suggested that Israel was turning tactics to adhere to land paths, at least temporarily. They have confirmed the post -war vision in which the Palestinians will move to another place – an idea that many of the world rejected.

In the 15 -month military campaign that preceded a truce in January, the Israeli forces stormed the cities of Ghazan before withdrawing, leaving behind great destruction, but Allow Palestinian militants to reassemble ranks In the rubble.

In the weeks that followed the ceasefire, many Ghazan returned to the house, but Israel resumed its attacks in mid -March.

Now, the Israeli army appears to be planning the station’s forces in the arrested lands. Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday that the newly captured areas will be added to the security areas currently maintained by the army in Gaza, including the interim store along the pocket borders with Egypt and Israel, and many major roads in the center of the pocket.

He added that the expansion process involves “extensive evacuation operations for Gaza residents from combat areas.”

This week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also submitted a request to mark Gaza after the war – which is likely to be not supported in Hamas. It includes Hamas, placing its arms, and the comprehensive Israeli security control in Gaza and what he called voluntary migration to Ghazan and that others have condemned them as forced displacement.

“This is the plan,” Mr. Netanyahu said in comments distributed by his office on Sunday. “We are not hiding this. We are ready to talk about it at any time.”

It is not clear whether the recent moves by the Israeli leader and his officials rise to an attempt to pressure Hamas to negotiate and make concessions, or to point out a more comprehensive plan for Gaza. In both cases, Israel will face a major reaction, and it is certain whether any of both sides can force the other to accept its conditions for an agreement through military means.

Mr. Netanyahu has repeatedly adapted the end of the war to dismantle the military wing and government of Hamas, but his comments presented a detailed vision of how he believed that it could be achieved.

For their part, Hamas officials rejected the ideas that calls them to abandon their weapons, send their leaders to exile or accept Gaza residents. Hamas requires the end of the full Israeli war and withdrawal in exchange for the launch of all hostages who are still detained in Gaza.

Even if the Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza or are forced to leave, it is not clear the place they would be able to resettle. Arab countries, including neighboring Egypt, The proposals refused First, President Trump publicly floats to transfer them to their lands, saying that the Palestinians should be allowed to stay in their homeland.

The Israeli army resumed its attacks against Hamas in Gaza on March 18 after Israel and Hamas failed to reach an agreement to extend the ceasefire that started in January. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the truce collapsed, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilians and fighters.

Juliet Toma, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Refugee Agency, said that the Israeli forces hit the United Nations building in the northern city of Gabalia, where there were several hundred people owned. The Israeli army said it attacked Hamas militants hiding inside the “Command and Control” center, without providing evidence.

In his statements, Mr. Katz did not mention the amount of lands he was hoping to capture and keep, or for how long. Since the ceasefire stopped, the Israeli forces were Progress is deeper in the Gaza StripIncluding in the southern city of Rafah, although they were not manifested in Palestinian cities as they did before the armistice. Both sides were talking to the mediators A possible deal To stop the fighting – so far without success.

Israeli leaders said they could not allow the ceasefire to continue as long as Hamas has not exported more dozens of hostages in Gaza. Hamas accused Israel of breaking the January truce.

Its Israeli army Extremely released evacuation orders For parts of Gaza. More than 140,000 people have been displaced in the pocket since the ceasefire collapsed, According to the United Nations. Many were fair The beginning of resettlement In their old neighborhoods across the Gaza Strip before forcing him to flee again.

Gaza officials say more than 50,000 people have been killed in the pocket since the war began after the Hamas -led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. This attack killed 1,200 people and witnessed 250 hostages to Gaza. At least 59 hostages remain in the pocket, although about 35 of these supposed people are dead, according to the Israeli government.

Rasgon man and Gabi Sobilman It contributed to the reports of Revoff, Israel.