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Israel’s Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Seize Gaza City

The move formalizes preparations for a Gaza City operation under five principles focused on dismantling Hamas with humanitarian aid staged outside combat zones

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Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Overview

  • Israel’s political-security cabinet voted early on August 8 to authorize the Israel Defense Forces to prepare a ground offensive in Gaza City
  • The approved strategy is guided by five principles: disarm Hamas, secure the return of all hostages, demilitarize the Gaza Strip, maintain Israeli security control and install a non-hostile civilian administration
  • Israel already controls about 75 percent of the Gaza Strip and plans to issue evacuation warnings and set up aid corridors outside designated combat areas
  • Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and hostage families protested the decision, warning that a full operation could endanger captives and overstretch the military
  • The United Nations described the expanded operation as deeply alarming and cautioned it could have catastrophic consequences for Gaza’s civilian population