A report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan, citing officials with knowledge of the details, said the new plan was gradual and would take months, with forces focusing first on one area of the battered enclave.
“There is still a window of opportunity until President Trump concludes his visit to the Middle East, if Hamas understands we are serious,“ Elkin told Kan on Monday.
Elkin said that rather than launching raids in specific areas and then leaving them as the military had done so far, the Israeli forces will now hold the territories they seize, until Hamas is defeated or agrees to disarm and leave Gaza.
The Israeli official said that the newly approved offensive plan would move Gaza’s civilian population southward and keep humanitarian aid from falling into Hamas hands, though the blockade will not be lifted yet.
On Monday, Jan Egeland, Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said on X that Israel was demanding that the U.N. and non-governmental organisations shut down their aid distribution system in Gaza.
“They want to manipulate and militarize all aid to civilians, forcing us to deliver supplies through hubs designed by the Israeli military, once the government agrees to re-open crossings. NRC will stand by our humanitarian principles and will, with all our peers, refuse to take part in this new scheme.”
The war was triggered by the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli tallies, and saw 251 taken hostage into Gaza in the deadliest day for Israel in its history.
Up to 24 of the 59 hostages still held in Gaza are believed to be alive. Families fear that the fighting will endanger their loved ones while critics say Israel risks being drawn into a long guerrilla war with limited gains and no clear strategy.
Hamas says it will release hostages only as part of a deal that will end the war and see Israeli forces withdraw from all of Gaza.
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