Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to reoccupy all of the Gaza Strip has caused tensions with his defense establishment and with his allies in Washington. Top Israel Defense Forces (IDF) leaders and the families of remaining Israeli hostages are trying to scuttle the re-occupation plan, arguing it will cause extensive IDF and Palestinian casualties and the death of the remaining hostages. Opposed to expanded Israeli military action in Gaza, Trump officials are pressuring Netanyahu to accept war-ending governance and security arrangements he has rejected to date. The re-occupation plan will undermine Israel’s efforts to mitigate the global isolation it is facing as a consequence of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Plan to Reoccupy Gaza Further Isolates Israel – The Soufan Center
