Israel\u2019s security cabinet voted Sunday to expand military operations in Gaza and establish a new framework for the delivery of aid, according to two Israeli officials. <\/p>\n
The vote came hours after the military said it would mobilize tens of thousands of reservists, strengthening its capacity to operate in the besieged Palestinian territory. <\/p>\n
One Israeli official said the new plan for Israel\u2019s war in Gaza involves \u201cthe conquest of territory and remaining there.\u201d The Israeli military will displace the Palestinian population to southern Gaza while carrying out \u201cpowerful strikes\u201d against Hamas, the official said. <\/p>\n
Over 2,400 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since mid-March when Israel launched a wave of deadly strikes, shattering a ceasefire which had been in place for nearly two months. More than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. <\/p>\n
The expansion of the fighting will be gradual to give a chance for a renewed ceasefire and hostage release deal before US President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to the region in mid-May, the officials said. Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar next week, but there is currently no stop planned in Israel. <\/p>\n
The cabinet also discussed allowing the resumption of aid deliveries into Gaza under a new framework which was approved, but has not yet been implemented, according to the source. <\/p>\n
An Israeli blockade of all humanitarian aid into the strip is now in its ninth week. <\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s public broadcaster, Kan 11, reported that a confrontation had broken out during Sunday\u2019s meeting over the resumption of aid deliveries with two far-right members of the cabinet, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and settlements minister Orit Strook opposed to any resumption of aid and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir arguing Israel was obligated to facilitate them under international law. <\/p>\n
According to the source, the Israeli media reports about the arguments over the aid \u201care not wrong.\u201d <\/p>\n
Israel says it cut off the entry of humanitarian aid to pressure Hamas to release hostages. But international organizations say its actions violate international law and risks creating a man-made famine, with some accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war \u2013 a war crime. <\/p>\n
The delivery mechanism in the works is intended to allow aid to reach the Palestinian population with safeguards to ensure it is not diverted by Hamas or Islamic Jihad, according to a State Department spokesperson. <\/p>\n
An unnamed private foundation would manage the aid mechanism and the delivery of the humanitarian supplies into Gaza, the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n
The US expects the United Nations and international aid organizations to work with the framework of the foundation\u2019s mechanism to ensure that supplies do not reach Hamas, the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n
Aid agencies working in the occupied Palestinian territory rejected the new framework for aid deliveries Sunday saying the plan appeared \u201cdesigned to reinforce control over life-sustaining items\u201d and would fail to ensure aid reached Gaza\u2019s most vulnerable residents. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe UN Secretary-General and the Emergency Relief Coordinator have made clear that we will not participate in any scheme that does not adhere to the global humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality,\u201d the groups said in a joint statement. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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