[ACTION] Americans Against Netanyahu’s Gaza Occupation Plan, J Street
“It’s not ‘pro-Israel’ to stay silent in the face of Netanyahu’s pursuit of endless war. American leaders need to wake up and recognize that the only way to end this war and get hostages home is to exert immense pressure on Netanyahu to make it happen.”
Israel’s Cabinet approves new plan to occupy Gaza City, Axios
“The decision, which came after more than 10 hours of consultations in the security cabinet, is the first phase in an offensive that could include the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip by the Israel Defense Forces.”
‘A disaster’: Opposition, countries, families of hostages blast Gaza City takeover plan, Times of Israel
“Opposition Leader Yair Lapid called the move ‘a disaster that will lead to many more disasters,’ in a post on X, adding that it was made in ‘complete contradiction to the opinion of the military and security ranks.’”
Exclusive: US plan sees Hezbollah disarmed by year-end, Israeli withdrawal, Reuters
“The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel’s military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to a copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda reviewed by Reuters.”
Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza over Gaza City takeover plan, Times of Israel
“The German government will not approve any exports to Israel of military equipment that could be used in the Gaza Strip until further notice, Chancellor Friedrich Merz says in response to Israel’s plan to expand its military operations there.”
US shrugs off Gaza escalation – drifting further away from allies, BBC
“On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said it was “pretty much up to Israel” whether to fully occupy Gaza. And when asked the following day whether he was giving Israel a “green light”, he instead spoke about the US strikes on Iran earlier this year.”
Report: Trump Yelled at Netanyahu in Call on Gaza Aid, Said Advisers Showed Him Proof of Hunger, Haaretz
“According to NBC, Trump interrupted Netanyahu and began yelling, saying that his aides had shown him proof of starvation in Gaza. The president reportedly told Netanyahu that he did not want to hear that the hunger was fake, citing his aides.”
Trump intends to launch big Gaza aid expansion, but funding is unclear, Washington Post
“The controversial U.S. and Israeli-backed aid distribution organization in Gaza plans to quadruple the number of sites where food is handed out, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said. […] The timeline for expanding GHF operations into central and northern Gaza, how it would be paid for or how it would be coordinated with Israeli plans to expand military operations throughout the enclave were unclear.”
Netanyahu’s Gaza Takeover Plan Puts Israel Firmly on the Road to Perpetual War, Haaretz
Amos Harel writes, “The crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir over the next phase of the war in the Gaza Strip is even worse than the media has been reporting this week. […] Netanyahu may have other goals (placating his governing coalition’s messianic right flank; deterring Hamas), but he currently seems to be focused on persuading the army to prepare for a full or almost full occupation of Gaza.”
Israel Says It’s Preparing to Take Control of Gaza City. What Does That Mean?, New York Times
Ephrat Livni writes, “The main part outside [Israel’s] control is a coastal strip stretching from Gaza City in the north to Khan Younis in the south. Many of the two million Palestinians in Gaza have squeezed into tents, makeshift shelters and apartments in that stretch of land.”
[VIDEO] Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation, PBS
Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Project on Arab-Israeli Relations and Yousef Munayyer of the Palestine-Israel Program and Senior Fellow at the Arab Center about Israel’s decision to re-occupy the Gaza Strip.
A Reckoning for Liberal Zionism, ARZA
Josh Weinberg writes, “The reality on the ground — with extremist politics and deteriorating humanitarian conditions — threatens to erode the moral foundation of the Zionist dream. At the same time, liberal Zionists feel isolated: alienated from an international left that too often rejects Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish State, and from a Jewish establishment that equates criticism with betrayal.”