Israel’s plan to ‘conquer’ Gaza

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2025-05-08

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Israel plans to expand military operations in Gaza and establish a “sustained presence” there. Bethan McKernan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today, Israel's plan to seize Palestinian territory in Gaza.

  • On Monday afternoon, a video was posted on Benjamin Netanyahu's ex-account.

  • This was an update, the caption read, without the media's filters.

  • The update in question was a new,

  • large-scale military operation called Gideon's Chariot to seize and occupy Gaza and establish a permanent military presence.

  • Netanyahu said that this would also involve moving Gaza's population,

  • in his words, for their own protection.

  • Some of his ministers went even further.

  • The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich,

  • pledged the entire destruction of Gaza, urging Israelis to embrace the word occupation.

  • For Palestinians, this is confirmation of their worst fears,

  • that the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip goes far beyond victory over Hamas,

  • and that Israel's ultimate goal is to rob Palestinians of their sovereignty and seize their land permanently under cover of war.

  • From The Guardian, I'm Lucy Hoth.

  • Today in Focus, has Netanyahu revealed his endgame in Gaza?

  • Bethan McKinnon,

  • you're Jerusalem correspondent at The Guardian and you've been covering this conflict for us over the last 19 months.

  • First of all,

  • can you talk me through what we know about this new offensive that was approved on Sunday by the Israeli cabinet?