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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Israeli cabinet meeting postponed as tensions rise over Netanyahu’s occupation plan

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Rehovot following Iranian missile strike.
As ceasefire negotiations with Hamas stall, Benjamin Netanyahu is said to favour an expansive plan to take full control of Gaza. Photograph: Jack Guez/EPA

An Israeli security cabinet meeting, which had been expected to discuss Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for the “full occupation” of Gaza, has been postponed amid mounting tensions over whether the plan is feasible.

Amid a stalling of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, Israeli officials had briefed local and international media that the prime minister was considering an expansive offensive, aimed at taking full control of the Palestinian territory after 22 months of war against the militant group Hamas.

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