Netanyahu is considering a strategy to encircle Hamas in northern Gaza.

Netanyahu's office did not respond to a request for comment. Reports cited several unnamed sources from a closed-door meeting of the parliamentary committee.

This plan, submitted by a former military commander and circulated among several members of the Israeli parliament last month, suggests that Palestinian civilians could be ordered to evacuate northern Gaza, and the area could then be declared a blockade zone.

An estimated 5,000 Hamas members still present in the area will be surrounded until they surrender. Army Radio reported that Netanyahu told lawmakers on the Israeli Knesset's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee that this plan is being considered.

Public broadcaster Kan quoted Netanyahu as saying that the draft was "appropriate" and "this is one of the plans being considered, but there are also other plans alongside it."

Israel has faced intense international criticism over the humanitarian crisis stemming from its nearly year-long campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

The vast majority of Gaza's population has been forced to flee. The UN estimates that around 1 million people – about half of Gaza's population – are crammed into humanitarian zones that cover less than 15% of the territory and are severely lacking in infrastructure and essential services.

The UN also stated that access for humanitarian operations to northern Gaza, where the population is estimated at 300,000 to 500,000 people, is particularly difficult.

The war in Gaza erupted after Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages.

More than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliatory campaign. The Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed that the vast majority of those killed were civilians.

346 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, and the Israeli forces claim that at least one-third of the Palestinians killed were Hamas fighters.

Nguyen Quang Minh (according to Reuters)

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