This could be the end of Hamas rule. Instead of “divide and conquer,” this will be “conquer and divide.” Leaked plans suggest that the Israeli military plans to divide Gaza into military zones and force Gazans into three civilian areas if a ceasefire with Hamas fails.
And President Trump may be on board.
This, after the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that a new military offensive, codenamed Gideon’s Chariots, launched Saturday to take control of the entire strip. Israeli jets have since bombed sites across Gaza.
It also comes a month after Israel announced plans for a new military strip in southern Gaza named the Morag Corridor.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier there would be a new “intensified” offensive in Gaza, should ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Qatar fail.
Israel indicated it would wait until Trump had ended his four-day Middle East tour. He left the region Friday, without visiting Israel.
Despite a new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations having begun on Saturday as well, the IDF said on X that the operation would continue “until Hamas is no longer a threat and all our hostages are home.”
It has called for mass evacuations, pushing civilians into the southern areas north of Rafah near the Egyptian border, parts of which have already been surrounded and cordoned off for military use.
Last week, Netanyahu said Israel’s security cabinet had approved a plan to “conquer” Gaza and establish a “sustained presence” there, in which the “population will be moved, for its own protection.”
A map leaked by diplomats to The Times, reportedly shows three tightly controlled strips of civilian land in southern, central and northern Gaza, separated by four exclusively military zones.
Under the plans, titled “Stage Three: the complete takeover of Gaza”, Palestinian civilians would be forbidden to move between the zones without permission. The Times added:
Security screening, including photo identification or bar codes, would be used for goods. The restrictions would prevent Palestinians from moving freely throughout the strip, and could separate people from their land and homes, according to foreign companies assigned to distribute and manage humanitarian support, which were also briefed on the plan.
The plan will also create a new military corridor south of the existing Netzarim corridor.
The Times reported:
The new army zone appears slightly narrower than the existing Netzarim corridor, which is about 2.5 miles wide. Sources indicate that army bulldozers will flatten the entire corridor over the coming weeks, building military infrastructure to separate the civilian sections north of Rafah and south of the Netzarim.
The map also shows that the northern military zone, above Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, will be expanded to make way for roads and army staging areas. A huge perimeter of white surrounds the entire strip, representing the widened buffer zone between Israel and Gaza.
A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declined to confirm or deny the details of the proposal.
Meanwhile, Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after almost three-months blockading trucks from entering the territory of more than two million people. This, as Israel works to ensure aid does not reach Hamas terrorists.
And now reports are suggesting Team Trump is considering a plan to permanently relocate as many as a million Gazans to Libya.
White House sources said that the idea is being seriously considered and had already been discussed with Libya’s leaders. In exchange for hosting the large number of Palestinians, Washington would release billions of dollars to Libya frozen by the U.S. more than a decade ago.
Recall that in February Trump suggested the U.S. could turn Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” after relocating Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants, drawing fierce criticism from some, and accolades from others.
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If Hamas is allowed to survive there will never be peace in Gaza or Israel. It must be totally wiped off the earth.