Occupation

Co-founder of the hawkish Tikva forum, Tzvika Mor's comments, come after the Israeli Security Cabinet voted to approve Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to occupy Gaza City.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Whether this is chaos by design or simply dysfunction on full display, talk over reoccupying Gaza have led to a critical inflection point.

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They adopted five principles for ending the war, namely disarming Hamas, returning hostages, demilitarizing Gaza and maintaining a security presence, and the formation of a civilian government.

"The culture of debate is...a vital component of the IDF," Zamir said at a situational assessment before a critical security cabinet meeting.

A recent NYT column on the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement revived an old argument on Israel-Palestine.

The plan will likely be approved on Thursday, cabinet ministers told the 'Post,' adding that "the real question is what version of the plan will ultimately be approved."

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Israel Ziv, a former head of the IDF's Operations Directorate, expressed his frustration with how Israel is carrying out its operations in Gaza.