Netanyahu says Gaza population to be moved in intensive Israeli operation

Israel has rejected claims from aid groups that famine is stalking the enclave, despite having blocked the entrance of all supplies for more than two months [Mahmoud İssa/Anadolu Agency]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a new offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip will be an intensive military operation aimed at defeating Hamas, but stopped short of detailing just how much of the enclave’s territory would be seized.

In a Hebrew-language video message on X, addressing the Security Cabinet-approved plan to expand the Gaza offensive, Netanyahu said on Monday that Gaza’s Palestinian population “will be moved, for its own protection”.