Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to call for the full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to fight Hamas and free the hostages, according to multiple reports – but it could kick off the bloodiest phase of the war yet for the Jewish state. Netanyahu has long maintained that military might is the best way to finish off Hamas and rescue the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza, and the proposal calls for deploying Israel Defense Forces troops on the ground across the entire Palestinian territory, according to Israeli media. Mona Yacoubian, the director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said the plan would put too much strain on the IDF, which likely doesn’t “have the bandwidth or ability to maintain the occupation.”
Author: Ronny Reyes
Published at: 2025-08-05 22:53:49
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