Benjamin Netanyahu's government has approved a plan for Israel to take control of Gaza City where approximately one million Palestinians reside. The Israeli military currently holds seventy-five percent of Gaza territory. Netanyahu aims to eliminate Hamas despite opposition from military leaders and some centrist politicians. An invasion is speculated to exacerbate an already dire humanitarian crisis, with reported starvation deaths and a high Palestinian death toll. The impending invasion may serve as leverage to negotiate for the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Netanyahu's government approved a plan for Israel to take control of Gaza City, which currently shelters about a million Palestinians, as part of efforts to eliminate Hamas.
The Israeli military has gained control of seventy-five percent of Gaza's territory, yet Netanyahu's plan is met with opposition from military leaders and some politicians.
A potential invasion of Gaza City could worsen the humanitarian crisis, with over two hundred Gazans reported to have starved to death and more than sixty thousand Palestinian deaths recorded.
Speculation exists that the threat of invasion may serve as a negotiation tactic to compel Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages held in Gaza.
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