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Posted on August 4, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleNetanyahu will convene his cabinet to discuss military strategies in Gaza, focusing on defeating enemies and securing hostages.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would convene his security cabinet this week to discuss how to instruct the military to meet his war goals in Gaza.
"We must continue to stand together and fight together to achieve all our war objectives: the defeat of the enemy, the release of our hostages, and the assurance that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel," Netanyahu said at the outset of a regular cabinet meeting.
Israel's Channel 12 cited an official from his office as saying that Netanyahu was inclining towards expanding the offensive and seizing the entire Palestinian enclave.
Israeli media reported that the cabinet would meet on Tuesday to make a decision on that.
Netanyahu's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Gaza war began when Hamas killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostage in an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, according to Israeli figures. Israel's offensive has since killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.
According to Israeli officials, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, only 20 of whom are believed to be alive.
(Reporting by Steven Scheer and Maayan Lubell; Writing by Charlotte GreenfieldEditing by Alison Williams)
Netanyahu plans to convene his security cabinet to discuss military instructions aimed at achieving war goals in Gaza.
Netanyahu emphasized the need to defeat the enemy, secure the release of hostages, and ensure that Gaza no longer poses a threat.
The Gaza war began following a Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and 251 hostages taken.
According to Israeli officials, there are currently 50 hostages remaining in Gaza, with only 20 believed to be alive.
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