Israel will exert “maximum pressure on Hamas in all possible ways,” an adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahy’s Office Dmitry Gendelman told Tass on Tuesday.”Israel will take all possible measures to free all our hostages and will exert maximum pressure on Hamas to ensure that all those kidnapped return home as soon as possible,” Gendelman stated. He made his remark in response to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report about alleged Israeli plans for a major ground offensive in Gaza. Moreover, it was also reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepared a plan for a full occupation of the war-tor enclave.
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Israel plans to conquer and occupy Gaza
Israel’s military drafted plans to “reconquer” Gaza in a renewed effort to defeat Hamas, according to a Financial Times report published Monday. Israel occupied the enclave for almost 40 years until 2005, after taking it in the 1967 war. The new proposal, formulated by the recently appointed Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, has received unofficial backing from far-right ministers but still awaits formal approval from the nation’s security cabinet. The strategy calls for multiple IDF combat units to launch a new invasion of Gaza, eliminate Hamas, control major portions of the territory, and relocate its 2 million residents to the al-Mawasi so-called coastal humanitarian area. The IDF would then assume control of the besieged region, including distribution of aid to ensure Hamas would not benefit from it.