TEL AVIV/CAIRO, Aug 5 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favors a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, and was to meet senior security officials on Tuesday to finalize a new strategy in the 22-month war. Mediation between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas has collapsed despite intense international pressure for a ceasefire to ease hunger and appalling conditions in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Netanyahu appeared shaken in a statement after footage emerged of two hostages, Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, both looking skeletal and pale in an underground tunnel.

JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas,…

‘The die is cast, we are going for a full occupation of the Gaza Strip,’ local news quoted an Israeli official close to the PM as saying.

Netanyahu’s war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media.

TEL AVIV: As it grinds on well into its twenty-second month, Israel’s war in Gaza has set friends and families against one another and sharpened existing political and cultural…

TEL AVIV/CAIRO, Aug 5 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favors a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, and was to meet…

Seizing the entire territory would reverse a 2005 decision by Israel to pull settlers and military out of Gaza while retaining control over its borders.

The plan will involve a complete takeover of Gaza, but reportedly faces opposition from military chiefs.

Netanyahu has urged for the full defeat of Hamas in Gaza to free hostages, amid global calls for ceasefire and humanitarian aid.

Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly supports seizing Gaza despite reservations by the Israel Defense Forces and criticism from Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media, a move that would draw fierce…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed dismally in trying to achieve his goal of obtaining another partial hostage deal which includes the release of 10 hostages, in…

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced pushback from the head of the military over his proposal to seize remaining areas of Gaza it doesn’t already…

As Benjamin Netanyahu convened a security council meeting on Tuesday, Israeli media discussed the possibility of a larger, even total, occupation of the enclave. This would be a…

DUBAI: Israel is expected to seek security cabinet approval on Thursday evening for a new phased military plan to seize full control of the Gaza Strip, potentially displacing up…

Israel is expected on thursday to approve a new phased military plan to seize large parts of the Gaza Strip, potentially displacing up to a million Palestinians over the next five…

Israeli prime minister to hold cabinet talks on occupation despite pleas from aid agencies and by families of hostages

The key meeting comes amid reports of tensions between Netanyahu and military chiefs opposed to the plan.

For days now, Israeli media have reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the verge of ordering the full reoccupation of Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly moving toward full occupation of Gaza after dissent in the ranks and international condemnation.