Tuesday, May 6

Israel's cabinet has approved a plan to take over Gaza, and the operation could begin as soon as a few weeks from now as Trump heads to the Middle East to try and create some common ground over a hostage deal.

The plan, which has been named "Operation Gideon's Chariots," will see Israeli forces invade Gaza and take as much land as possible. Israel is already bringing tens of thousands of additional soldiers onboard to their military to allow them to complete this, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel will not be simply entering, raiding, and exiting. The Israeli forces will move into Gaza and capture as much territory as possible while taking out Hamas operatives and rescuing any hostages still being kept by the terrorist organization.

The Israeli government claimed that their primary goal is to rescue all of the hostages, who have been in Hamas' custody for over a year and a half. Despite that, hostage families, along with Hamas, denounced the approval of the plan-- they believe that an expanded military operation in Gaza could endanger the hostages rather than save them.

Additionally, Israel will keep control over all the land they take, meaning that they could effectively annex Gaza if the operation goes far enough.

Gaza's population, which is over 2 million people, will be moved yet again-- this time to the south of the strip. Israel has established, though, that once Gaza's population is moved, they will remove the entire blockade on all aid coming into the area, finally allowing organizations to put their aid to use.

The plan could take effect as soon as a few weeks from now, as Israel will attempt to reach a hostage deal before they go ahead. Next week, United States President Donald Trump will head to the Middle East to make another effort at reaching a hostage deal, which could bring some temporary peace between the two sides.

However, if a deal is not agreed upon, then Israel will put Operation Gideon's Chariots into action, possibly spelling disaster for Gaza.

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