Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the expansion of Israeli plans to temporarily take over Gaza beyond just Gaza City on Monday.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.

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.

For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out. In March 2024, with the US presidential race heating up and just five months after the October 7 massacre,

In an interview on Fox News in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Israelis "intend to" take over Gaza "in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel."

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

A statement issued by the countries says the Israeli PM’s remarks constitutes a direct threat to Arab national security.

There have been vague statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there is little clarity over the operation.

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu said, "We intend to," when asked whether Israel would take control of the Gaza enclave.

Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah, warned of "bad consequences" for Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu moves forward with his contentious 'Greater Israel' plan.