The publication notes that earlier the Israeli Defense Army warned the chapter of the Israeli government that such an operation could provoke a humanitarian catastrophe in the gas sector and threaten the life of hostages, which remain among the militants of the Hamas terrorist Palestinian group.
The official announcement of the Chancellery Netanyahu says that by a majority vote, the Security Cabinet approved five principles for the end of the war:
- Hamas disarmament;
- the return of all hostage terrorists (living and dead);
- Demilitarization of the gas sector;
- Israeli safety control in the gas sector;
- The creation of an alternative civilian administration, which will not be associated with either Hamas or the Palestinian administration.
“The vast majority of ministers of the security office believed that the alternative plan presented by the Security Cabinet would not lead to the defeat of Hamas or the return of hostages,” the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Israel explained.
Analyzing this statement, The Times of Israel concludes that the declared task of winning Hamas means that “there may be subsequent operations, in addition to the operation in the city of gas, which were approved, but not announced.”
Context
In the Gaza Strip Israel since October 2023 waging a war against Hamas In response to his attack on the territory of Israel, the murder of civilians and the abduction of hostages, some of which were liberated or killed.
According to the Israeli side, terrorist groups in the gas sector hold 20 hostages and bodies of 28 hostages. There are no accurate information about the fate of two more.
On August 2, 2025, Hamas said that will not lay down weapons without creating an independent Palestinian state With the capital in Jerusalem.
