# Israel’s security cabinet has approved prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City. Israel fully occupied Gaza after capturing it in the 1967 war, but withdrew in 2005. Netanyahu’s office says the Israeli Defence Force will prepare to take control of Gaza City, while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones. The IDF has detailed the principles for ending the war. These include the disarmament of Hamas, the return of all hostages – both living and dead, and the demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s security cabinet approves Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City