The Israel Security Cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the resumption of air strikes in Gaza four days after halting them. Military and security officials argued during the latest meeting that Hamas continues to represent a threat and warned of risks linked to a Gaza plan presented by Donald Trump.
Brigadier General Ofir Mizraji-Rozen, chief of Israeli military intelligence, warned that the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas accepted the 15-point plan but did not abandon its goal of destroying Israel. David Zini, head of the Israeli internal security service, described the agreement by Hamas as a strategic trap to buy time and block new Israeli operations before the legislative elections on October 27.
Objections to the Trump Gaza Plan
Several ministers pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally reject the plan, which requires the disarmament of Hamas in exchange for withdrawing Israeli troops from Gaza. Netanyahu announced that Israel did not accept the Gaza plan supported by the United States.
The Peace Council created by Donald Trump stated that Israel will only leave Gaza after Hamas disarms. Meanwhile, despite the suspension of air strikes, Israeli ground operations continue in Gaza and continue to claim victims.
In Gaza, 112 bodies were buried in a mass funeral of Palestinians killed during Israeli strikes in 2023.
