The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported today, Friday, that leaders in the occupation army are studying the possibility of declaring the northern Gaza Strip a military zone, according to a new proposed plan, which stipulates the displacement of 200,000 Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip, before it is subject to Israeli military control.

The official Hebrew authority said that the proposal received support in recent days within some circles of the Israeli army.

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Journalist Abdel Qader Abdel Halim, in an interview with Al Arabiya TV from occupied Jerusalem, pointed out that the proposal presented by some leaders of the occupation army has not yet received consensus, but some circles in the army have begun to agree with a plan that was presented at the beginning of this month to some leaders, and which proposes transforming the area north of the Gaza Strip into something resembling a closed military zone.

Abdul Halim explained that the operation includes the evacuation and displacement of about 200,000 Palestinians from the area, with the imposition of complete security control over the Gaza Strip, in parallel with other steps being considered by the occupation army, including the army taking over the management of the distribution of humanitarian aid, and administrative aspects of life in Gaza.

He believed that the plan's introduction means that some leaders in the army agree with the path proposed by the far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in terms of subjecting the sector to something resembling military rule.

Abdul Halim, who recalled that there is no consensus on this plan among the occupation army, said: “But it seems that some circles agree on it and are trying to promote it through media leaks.”

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On the official level, especially the previous statements of Minister of Security Yoav Galant, the occupation army was not inclined to remain in the Gaza Strip and impose military control over it, due to the high cost it would incur, especially with the continuation of Palestinian resistance operations, and the occupation’s remaining in the Netzarim axis costs the army operations from time to time.

In this regard, Palestinian journalist Abdul Qader Abdul Halim pointed out that the proposal is not new at all. In a previous period, the occupation army tried to control the northern Gaza Strip with all its might and failed to remain in those areas, and was forced to return more than once.

He explained that what is new in this vision is that this proposal, which was the source of the extremists in the government, is now being adopted by some leaders in the occupation army, who will have to convince the decision-makers in the army to implement the new plan, especially with Galant's recent talk about transferring forces from Gaza to the northern front.

A few days ago, Galant said at the end of a military exercise simulating ground combat in Lebanese territory that the center of gravity of the war is shifting to the north, as the army is close to completing its mission in the south, but there remains a mission in the north based on changing the security situation and returning residents to their homes, according to the official statement.