Israel has indicated that it WILL set up sterile area’s within Gaza that would have US assistance in supplying aid to the residents therein…
The interesting part to this conflict?
NO Middle East Country has come out STRONGLY AGAINST the Israeli action…
Israeli ‘zones’ plan for Gaza…
The plan, unanimously approved in a meeting of Netanyahu’s security cabinet Sunday night, will require tens of thousands of reservists to be called up in the coming weeks. Palestinian civilians living in areas of northern and southern Gaza would be displaced and confined within “sterile zones” secured by elements of the Israel Defense Forces, while other troops would continue efforts to root out Hamas fighters and destroy their tunnels.
The zones, under a separate cabinet decision, would include new “hubs,” built by Israel and protected by U.S. security contractors, from which humanitarian aid would be distributed to Palestinians — though only those designated and vetted by Israel. Netanyahu’s government has banned all humanitarian assistance from entering Gaza since it ended a brief ceasefire two months ago, leading to what the United Nations has called near-starvation conditions.
Israeli officials indicated that urgent implementation of both plans is tied to the visit of President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, scheduled to begin May 13. Officials described the four-day trip as a “window of opportunity” for agreement on a 50-day ceasefire and hostage release proposed by Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Hamas has rejected the proposal unless Israel agrees to terms of an eventual withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Netanyahu’s government has refused that demand, saying that Hamas must be destroyed…..
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What will Trump do?
Mr. Netanyahu warned on Monday of an “intensive” Israeli escalation in the Palestinian enclave after his security cabinet approved plans to call up tens of thousands of reservists for a fresh assault there.
Israeli hawks insist that only force can pressure Hamas into finally releasing the more than 20 hostages it still holds captive and end the conflict. But many analysts say a major Israeli escalation could kill any hope left for peace.
The question now is how Mr. Trump will react. Analysts said that, after an early flurry of diplomacy to free the hostages and reach a long-term settlement, Mr. Trump and his senior officials have grown distracted from the conflict. That has amounted to something of a free hand for Mr. Netanyahu, who appears prepared to use it….
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Israeli Houthi air strike…(US and Brits have been attacking Houthi’s also)
Israeli fighter jets flew over 1,000 miles to strike the port city of Hudaydah in western Yemen on Monday, after the Houthi militia fired a ballistic missile that landed near Israel’s main international airport this weekend.
At least one person was killed and more than 30 were injured at one of the targeted sites, a cement factory east of Hudaydah, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
The Israeli strike was the latest tit-for-tat volley between Israel and the Houthis, the Iranian-backed armed group that controls much of northwestern Yemen. For more than a year, the Houthis have been shooting missiles and drones at Israel, in what they call a solidarity campaign with Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel, the United States and Britain, alongside other countries, have repeatedly bombarded the militia in an attempt to compel it to cease its attacks. The Houthis have also attacked and menaced ships, both commercial and military, traversing the Red Sea as part of an attempt to blockade Israel, even though many of the vessels had no clear connection to Israel…
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