Israel defence minister threatens to annex parts of Gaza

Israel Katzdefense Minister

I ordered [the army] to seize more territory in Gaza,

Katz said

We can stretch that by giving people less, but we are talking days, not weeks,

Unrwa official Sam Rose told reporters in Geneva in an online briefing from central Gaza, reports Reuters

Hamas has already felt the strength of our arm in the past 24 hours. And I want to promise you – and them – this is only the beginning,

the Israeli prime minister said in a video statement

Threats by the Israeli government to annex parts of Gaza would violate the rights of Palestinians and breach international law

Calum Miller, the Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesman, told MailOnline

It wants to seize territory and potentially never return it.

He told Al Jazeera

Due to the recent suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza, stocks of medical supplies have dropped significantly and on top of this, hospital staff are struggling to manage the sharp increase of casualties.

In a statement, they said

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The president made it very clear to Hamas that if they did not release all of the hostages there would be all hell to pay,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday

Israel Katzdefense Minister

I have instructed the IDF to seize additional areas in Gaza, while evacuating the population, and to expand the security zones around Gaza for the protection of Israeli communities and IDF soldiers,

Katz said in a statement

Hamas could have released hostages to extend the ceasefire but instead chose war,

NSC Spokesman James Hewitt said on Thursday

Israel Katzdefense Minister

If the hostages are not released, Israel will continue to take more and more territory in the strip for permanent control,

Katz stated

As part of the activity, the troops dismantled... terrorist infrastructure,

the military said in a statement

Israel Katzdefense Minister

The more Hamas persists in its refusal to release the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will be annexed to Israel,

Katz was quoted by The Jerusalem Post newspaper as saying

Most of Gaza’s hospitals are at risk of collapsing and shutting down if they do not receive fuel in the coming days,

Khoudary said

This is the longest period since the start of conflict in October 2023 that no supplies whatsoever have entered Gaza,

UNRWA’s Sam Rose told reporters, speaking from central Gaza

They did not throw leaflets or drop any warnings asking people to evacuate those areas. Suddenly, Palestinians found endless air strikes and artillery shelling attacking them,

she said

We are talking about 18 days of zero aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip. Not one single truck of medical supplies has been entering the Gaza Strip,

she said

Basically, what I am trying to do now is legislate these conclusions. It will not apply to negotiations for this deal but only for the future ones, and it has all kinds of limitations,

Tal said in conversation with JNS

It includes all kinds of limitations that will take away the incentive of terrorists to kidnap more Israelis,

Tal, who heads the Religious Zionism Knesset faction, said of the legislation, which is co-sponsored by five of his colleagues

We are seeing the heavy price that Israel is now paying in this horrible deal,

Tal told JNS on Wednesday, referring to the recent agreement with Hamas

You can kill Jews and kidnap one Israeli later, and you will be released. It only incentivizes terrorists to kill and kidnap more Israelis, and we should put an end to this,

the lawmaker explained