US EditionNetanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 4 – Netanyahu plans to direct the Israeli Defense Forces on defeating Hamas, securing hostages, and managing humanitarian concerns amid escalating Gaza conflict with over 60,900 deaths reported, officials say.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel's war goals include the defeat of the enemy, the release of hostages, and ensuring Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel.
- Former military and spy officials claimed in an open letter that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk condemned the situation in Gaza as an "affront to our collective humanity" due to the starvation of its people.
- President Michael D Higgins urged the UN Security Council to take more action for the people of Gaza amid worsening conditions.
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The opposition leader joins the choir of the opposition to the new plans for the Strip. Today another session for the final green light.The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, convened today at 18.00 (17.00 Italian time), at his office in Jerusalem, a meeting of the gabin...
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Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks with reporters before a bipartisan meeting with senate leaders in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (LONDON and TEL AVIV) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with his security cabinet on Thursday, an Israeli official said, as he considers plans to occupy the Gaza Strip despite international condemnation of the …
While a hundred people have been killed in the last 24 hours by the Israeli army, according to the ministry of health of the enclave, the Israeli press announces a meeting on Thursday of the cabinet of Benyamin Netanyahu. If this has not been officially confirmed, the expansion of military operations seems to have been taking shape for several days.
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