Netanyahu Defends Plan to Expand Control over Gaza Amid Crisis

Israel close to completing campaign against Hamas, ‘Iranian axis’

Last week, Israel’s war cabinet approved the prime minister’s plan for establishing control of the city of Gaza and expanding operation throughout the entire Palestinian enclave

Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control, and where most of Gaza’s 2 million residents have sought shelter as the territory slides toward famine. The mobilization of forces is expected to take weeks, and Israel may be using the threat of a wider offensive to try to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages or surrendering after 22 months o…

Israel's Gaza Plan Risks "Another Calamity," Warns UN Official

A UN official warned the Security Council that Israel's plans to control Gaza City risked "another calamity" with far-reaching consequences, as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his goal was not to occupy the territory.

Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that's more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation at home and abroad that Israel “has no choice

Newspaper headlines: 'Calamity' in Gaza and '£30bn cost of Chagos'

Israel's defence of its plan to take control of Gaza City features prominently on Monday's papers.

Netanyahu defends planned Gaza City military offensive, says it's the only way to defeat Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."