The Israeli prime minister’s office released a statement on Friday detailing five objectives of their plan to “take control” of Gaza City. These are:
- The disarmament of Hamas
- Return of all hostages
- Demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli security control in the Strip
- Establishment of an “alternative civil administration” that is not Hamas or the Palestinian Authority
The IDF said the military would prepare to take control of Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the “civilian population outside the combat zones”.
The Israeli military currently controls about three-quarters of Gaza, and almost all of its 2.1 million citizens are situated in the quarter of the territory that the IDF does not control.
Update:
๐ปBenjamin Netanyahu is set to address the media shortly. He is expected to begin speaking at 16:30 local time (14:30 BST).ย
Israel is about to enter and fully occupy Gaza City to end the war.
— Ridvan Aydemir | Apostate Prophet ๐ (@ApostateProphet) August 8, 2025
The security cabinet laid out 5 principles:
โข Disarmament of Hamas.
โข Return of all hostages.
โข Demilitarisation of Gaza.
โข Israeli security control of Gaza.
โข Establishment of a new civil administration. pic.twitter.com/u677L50HaT
