The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Israel of turning its war in Gaza into a campaign of “extermination and forced displacement,” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government approved a plan for the military to seize Gaza City.
Calling the move a “dangerous and illegal escalation,” the ministry warned it would bring “certain death” to civilians still trapped in the devastated enclave.
It announced a diplomatic drive to press foreign governments and institutions to “assume their legal, political and moral responsibilities” and stop Israel’s advance.
The announcement came hours after Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet endorsed his proposal for Israeli troops to take control of Gaza’s largest city under a plan to “defeat” Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference, Jerusalem, Palestine, May 21, 2025. (EPA Photo)
