Israeli military leaders reportedly oppose Netanyahu’s plans as the country faces growing diplomatic isolation
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The Israeli military has placed parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis under a new enforced displacement orders amid fears that the country’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is preparing to order the full occupation of the Palestinian territory later this week.
The latest order for Gaza – euphemistically described by the Israeli Defense Force as an “evacuation” – is the latest in dozens of such announcements that have seen the vast majority of Gaza’s population displaced, many on multiple occasions.
The move came as the US president, Donald Trump, said any decision over expanded Israeli control in Gaza was up to Israel. “As far as the rest of it, I really can’t say. That’s going to be pretty much up to Israel,” he told reporters on Tuesday.
