Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy largest city in north Gaza.

Al Jazeera Live

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As we have been reporting, Israel’s security cabinet backed Prime Minister Netanyahu’s plan to militarily occupy Gaza City and impose a siege on Hamas fighters there.

As part of the hours-long meeting on Thursday night, the cabinet also agreed in a majority vote upon “five principles” for ending its deadly assault on Gaza, according to a statement from Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office.