Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan to occupy Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement cited by AP.

The Israeli Security Cabinet on Thursday proceeded with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy Gaza City. The decision marks a significant escalation in Israel’s war with Hamas and could give way to the Israeli military’s possible occupation of the entire Gaza Strip,

Netanyahu is expected to ask his security political cabinet to approve plans for the Isreal Defense Forces to gradually seize Gaza City.