Israel is preparing for Gaza, Netanyahu wants the total defeat of Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel was to “completely overcome” Hamas in Gaza to ensure the release of hostages, which held a security meeting on the next war phase, announced as imminent on Tuesday.

It is necessary to completely overcome the enemy in Gaza, to release all our hostages and to ensure that Gaza will no longer constitute a threat to Israel. We do not give up any of these missionssaid Netanyahu during a visit to a military base, according to a statement from his services.

In the afternoon, he held a Restricted security meeting of almost three hours during which The chief of staff of the army presented him the options for the continuation of operations in Gazaaccording to the services of the Prime Minister.

The Security Council of theHim Tuesday is a session devoted to the question of Israeli hostages in Gaza, initiated by Israel who said he wanted to put this subject in the center of the international agenda.

Today (Tuesday), a limited security meeting will be held in the office of the Prime Ministerbringing together in particular the Ministers of Defense and Strategic Affairs, and the chief of staff of the army, announced in the morning the television channel N12.

Conquest of the whole Gaza Strip

The Israeli press, citing officials speaking on condition of anonymity, is unanimous to predict the upcoming decision: Netanyahu wants the Israeli army to conquer the entire Gaza Stripsummarizes Kan public radio.

Several members of the cabinet who spoke with the Prime Minister confirmed that he decided to extend the fight to areas where hostages could be detainedstill according to Kan.

Like other media, the daily Maariv stresses that This dramatic decision means that the army goes Start fighting in areas Where she has refrained from doing so in recent months, where the hostages could be detained and in areas with high concentration of civilians.

Media like N12, however, evoke a negotiation tactics And speculate on a possible opposition from the chief of staff of the army, the lieutenant-general Eyal Zamir, to this project.

The chief of staff must express his professional position without detour to political leaders. I am convinced that he will do itsaid on X the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gideon Saar.

[L’armée israélienne] is ready to implement any decision made By the government, swept the Prime Minister’s office after Tuesday evening’s meeting.

Israel must do everything

Israel must take All the measures necessary to defeat Hamas In the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday.

The defeat of Hamas in Gaza, while creating the conditions for the return of hostages, is one of the main objectives of the war in Gaza. We must take all the actions necessary to achieve themsaid Katz said his office.

Il will present later in the day This position to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and the ministers of his cabinet, according to the press release from his services.

Once the political leadership has taken the necessary decisions, the military level, as it has done on all the war fronts so far, will professionally implement the determined policyadded the minister, quoted by the press release.

Increased pressure to end the conflict

In war against Hamas since the unprecedented attack on the Palestinian Islamist movement on its soil on October 7, 2023, the Israeli government faced increasing pressure to find a way out of the conflict.

In Israel on the fate of the 49 hostages of October 7 – including 27 declared dead by the army -, and in the world to lighten the suffering of more than 2 million Palestinians piled up on a devastated and threatened territory of widespread According to the UN.

The ball is in the occupant’s camp [Israël, NDLR] and Americansreacted for AFP a political leader of Hamas, Hossam Badran, affirming the will of the movement to stop the war and put an end to famine.

Mediators are still in contact with us. But so far, there are no new proposals or ideas, and no development concerning the resumption of negotiationshe added, assuring that his movement was ready to take back the talks where they stoppedon an observation of failure in July.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was ready Tuesday to bring to the hostages drugs, food and news from their families.

Although the Cicr maintains a constant dialogue with all parties, he does not participate in negotiationsunderlined the organization.

On the ground, civil defense reported 26 people killed Tuesday in Israeli operations.

In Khan Younès (South), AFP images show Palestinians excavating ripped tents after a night shot in a displaced camp. Adham Mohammad Younes describes a terrifying scene. There is no security in Gaza, everyone is exposed to deathis indignant this 30 -year -old.

Partial authorization of the entry of private goods

Tuesday morning, the COGAT, an organization of the Ministry of Defense responsible for the civil administration in Gaza, re -authorized the partial entry of private goods there controlled and progressive pour Increase the volume of aid […] while reducing dependence on […] UN and international organizations.

A limited number of merchants will be allowed to send to Gaza basic food products, baby foods, fruits and vegetables and hygiene items subject to a rigorous security checkaimed at prevent involvement From Hamas, detailed the cogat.

This measurement is taken Following the decision of the cabinet (of the Prime Minister) to expand humanitarian aid and after a preparatory work carried out by the security services.

Israel raised the total humanitarian blockade at the end of May which he imposed in early March in the Palestinian territory, totally dependent on international aid, but only authorizes the entrance, by land or aerial drops, only very limited quantities, deemed insufficient by the UN.

According to the COGAT, more than 300 aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday, a figure higher than the average of last days, and Hundreds of others are waiting to do so. In addition, 120 parcels of food were dropped by air, in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Germany, Canada and Belgium.

Hamas said it for its part that Only 95 aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday, in a context of a humanitarian disaster that worsens.

The majority has been pillaged due to the state of security chaos deliberately established by the Israeli occupation within the framework of its systematic policy as [gestion du chaos et de la famine]aiming to dismantle social cohesion and undermine civilian resiliencesaid the Islamist movement.

The UN agencies estimate that at least 600 the number of trucks necessary to help the populations of the Palestinian territory.

At least 1373 Palestinians have been killed since the implementation on May 27 of a new aid distribution system through the Humanitarian Foundation in Gaza (GHF) supported by Israel and the United States, most of them by Israeli fire, As they were looking for foodaccused the UN last week.

The attack of October 7, 2023 led to the Israeli side the death of 1219 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count made from official data.

Israeli reprisals left at least 60,933 dead in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to data from the Hamas Ministry of Health, deemed reliable by the UN.