Israel has announced plans to reoccupy Gaza City, with a view to eventually staging a full security takeover of Gaza, putting Hamas under pressure to reach a ceasefire deal.

Israel's security cabinet has approved plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli military to occupy Gaza City, in an expansion of military operations that comes amid international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to order a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to force Hamas to free the hostages, according to local reports.

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has criticized his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in unusually harsh terms, calling the latest attacks in the Gaza Strip "utterly, utterly unacceptable.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country intends to conquer all of the Gaza Strip in order to oust Hamas from the territory in a Thursday Fox News interview. Netanyahu told Fox News’ Bill Hemmer that Israel will aim to temporarily occupy the Gaza Strip in order to “liberate” the residents from Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital.

The world is asking why major Jewish organizations, and congregations around the country, aren’t speaking out about genocide. It can’t be hidden. The failure to condemn Israel’s crimes against humanity is a glaring breakdown of moral responsibility,

Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to seize control of northern Gaza City, the enclave's largest urban centre