Israel approves plan to capture all of Gaza, calls up tens of thousands of reserve troops: report

Israeli officials approved a program to seizure each of Gaza and clasp it indefinitely connected Monday, hours aft the subject announced it was calling up tens of thousands of reserve troops, the Associated Press reported.

Israeli Cabinet ministers approved the program successful an aboriginal greeting ballot connected Monday. Israel presently controls astir 50% of Gaza, and the program would spot Israeli forces grow into the south. Officials said the program is acceptable to beryllium implemented gradually, with Israeli forces rooting retired Hamas power implicit territories.

The program would besides question to forestall the militant Hamas radical from distributing humanitarian aid, which Israel says strengthens the group’s regularisation successful Gaza. It besides accuses Hamas of keeping the assistance for itself to bolster its capabilities. The program besides included almighty strikes against Hamas targets, the officials said.

Violence successful Gaza has ramped up erstwhile again successful the weeks since a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas collapsed successful March. The IDF has besides vowed to summation operations against the Houthis successful Yemen aft the violent radical fired a rocket that landed adjacent Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's medication approved a program to seizure and clasp each of Gaza for an indefinite play connected Monday. (Reuters)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation for the onslaught Sunday and participated successful respective defence meetings passim the day. The rocket reportedly evaded some Israeli and U.S. rocket defenses, according to Israeli media.

"Whoever harms us, we volition onslaught them sevenfold," affirmed Defense Minister Israel Katz.

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At slightest 8 radical were injured successful the rocket strike, though nary of the injuries were life-threatening. Israel has not yet confirmed immoderate circumstantial subject retaliation.

Activity of IDF troops of the 36th Division successful the country of Rafah, Gaza connected April 5, 2025.  (IDF)

Netanyahu noted that the Houthis are an Iran-backed radical and said work for the onslaught yet lies with Tehran. He said Israel volition retaliate "at a clip and spot of our choosing."

Over the weekend, the Israeli Air Force says it struck implicit 100 panic targets successful the Gaza Strip, including violent cells, tunnels, underground infrastructure sites, and different subject structures.

Palestinians question successful the ruins of Gaza City, Gaza, connected Feb. 2, 2025.  (Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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IDF troops operating successful confederate Gaza besides located weapons caches successful the area, dismantled dozens of violent infrastructure sites, and eliminated a fig of terrorists.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.