US EditionFormer Hostages Rally for Gaza War to End as Israel Mulls Updated Plan
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 7 – Israeli cabinet faces division over full or limited Gaza occupation amid hostage families' demands for a deal with Hamas to secure release after October 7 attacks.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet in Jerusalem to review new war plans amid pressure from hostage families and divisions within leadership.
- Far-Right ministers are advocating for full Gaza occupation, while Gen. Eyal Zamir warns it could endanger hostages and prolong conflict, highlighting a sharp policy divide.
- Outside Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv, demonstrators set tires ablaze, chanting 'the military pressure is killing the hostages,' while Ilana Gritzewsky accused the government of sacrificing captives.
- Speaking to Fox News, Netanyahu said some ministers are seeking guarantees that hostages’ lives will not be jeopardized as he likely secures cabinet approval, and he affirmed plans to transfer Gaza control to a transitional authority.
- The current plan focuses on Gaza City, with a multiweek pause for infrastructure and an evacuation notice for 900,000 to 1 million residents before IDF occupation.
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In Israel, the government's decision to extend the war in the Gaza Strip has met with fierce criticism. Members of the hostages speak of a "death sentence". The plan is also criticised internationally.[more]]>
Israel's security cabinet has voted on the action in the Gaza Strip – and has clashed violently. Is all Gaza occupied?
Former captives urge Gaza war end as Israel mulls occupation
Hundreds of demonstrators including Israelis released from captivity in Gaza rallied on Thursday in Jerusalem as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet to review new plans to occupy the Palestinian Strip. Waving Israeli flags and holding portraits of captives still held in Gaza, the protesters gathered outside Netanyahu's office under the slogan "We will bring them back" and called for an end to the war. Sharon Cunio, whose husba…
Tel Aviv., Israel's security cabinet approved this morning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal for his army to take over the entire Gaza Strip, after a debate of more than 10 hours, and in the midst of heavy clashes with Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, who reiterated his warning that the operation will lead to an erosion of the armed forces and endanger the lives of the hostages held by Hamas.
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