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 months, according to Israeli media reports. The plan, backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would begin with an offensive on Gaza City and central refugee camps, pushing much of the population southward toward the Mawasi humanitarian zone, according to The Times of Israel.

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…

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…