How Israel Plans to Take Over All of Gaza
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How Netanyahu plans to take control of all of Gaza. Plus, what Intel's future looks like after President Trump has called for its CEO to resign. And why Trump's tariffs have so far not fostered a U.S. manufacturing boom.
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It's Thursday, August 7th. I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. We begin in the Middle East, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country will take control of the entire Gaza Strip. The plan, a risky gamble that defies international pressure to end the war and lacks broad domestic support, comes after a month-long operation in Gaza that failed to advance Israel's aims of freeing the hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave or to pressure Hamas to surrender. Speaking before Israel's cabinet gathered to vote on the new war plan, Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer asked Netanyahu, Will Israel take control of all of Gaza?
We intend to, 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. That's what we want to do.
Netanyahu didn't discuss further specifics, but said that he doesn't plan to hold on to Gaza and would transfer control of the territory to Arab forces. He said that Israel would keep what he called a security perimeter around the enclave. For more, I'm joined by WSJ correspondent Dov Lieber. Dov, what details do we know about this plan so far?
According to people familiar with the plans, it will most likely begin with the evacuation of Gaza City, where up to a million people are currently living. So we'll start to see evacuation notices, and this could be a weeks-long process whereby Israel tries to evacuate Gaza City and at the same time set up humanitarian infrastructure that could absorb all of these new displaced people. And if there isn't any change in Hamas's stance after that, they can move on to what they call the central camps, this area of central Gaza, which Israel has not operated very seriously in those areas. And there are about a half a million people living there.
What did Netanyahu announce about taking control of the entire Gaza Strip?
And ultimately, that would displace the entire Gaza Strip. It's not clear what happens if Hamas doesn't surrender after all of this. This is a huge question and one of the big points of criticism.
Why is Netanyahu suggesting this plan now?
The reason is because everything they've done so far hasn't worked. They've tried raids going in and out of Gaza. Then in the last several months, they tried a different plan, which was taking over a large portion of the Gaza Strip, around 75%. And they thought that that would pressure Hamas into finally agreeing to Israel's demands at the negotiating table. But that didn't work either. And they also say there's kind of a time issue here because the hostages currently left in Hamas's control could die soon due to their dire humanitarian situation. So they have to move now. And what they say is if we give up now, Hamas will regroup, rearm, and attack us in the future.
Do we have a sense of how it's being received by the U.S., by the international community, by the stakeholders in this war?
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:12
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What did Netanyahu announce about taking control of the entire Gaza Strip?
3:12–12:10
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How would Israel begin evacuations and humanitarian planning in Gaza City?
12:10–14:10
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What are the military steps Israel might take to displace all residents of Gaza?
14:10–14:13
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