Israel's plan for Gaza draws international criticism
- Israel announced on May 6, 2025, plans to expand its military offensive to conquer and occupy the Gaza Strip, which houses 2.4 million Palestinians.
- The offensive follows the assault launched by Hamas on Israel in early October 2023, alongside an Israeli blockade lasting two months since March 2025 that has intensified the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
- The plan includes calling up reservists, forcibly displacing nearly all Gaza residents to a small southern zone, and pressuring them to leave for third countries.
- Far-Right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated Gaza will be "entirely destroyed" within months, and civilians will be moved south before leaving internationally.
- International leaders condemned the plan as unacceptable and violating humanitarian law while Gaza faces famine and no aid distribution, intensifying calls for pressure on Israel’s government.
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Israel's Gaza plan 'dangerous moment' for civilians: UN official
The UN's human rights chief told AFP Wednesday that Israel's plan for an expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip represented "a very dangerous moment" for civilians there."What we see is only more destruction, more hatred, more dehumanisation," said Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a visit to Copenhagen for a UN meeting."It's a very dangerous moment for civilians," he added, criticising the Israeli plan for…
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