On Friday evening, the Israeli occupation army warned Palestinians in areas east of Gaza City to evacuate, in an attempt to further escalate the genocide being perpetrated by Tel Aviv in the Strip.

The army announced in a statement: "To all residents of the Gaza Strip located in the New Turkman area (located within the Shujaiya neighborhood) and the northeast of the Zeitoun neighborhood (the area located between the Shujaiya and Zeitoun neighborhoods)."

The statement read: "This is a preliminary and final warning before the attack." The army claimed that Palestinian organizations "carried out operations" against its forces.

He added that "we will attack with extreme force any area used to carry out these operations." The statement called on Palestinians to move toward the western areas of Gaza City.

This comes as the official Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli Chief of Staff has approved new operational plans for combat in the Gaza Strip.

For its part, Israel's Channel 13 noted that the Israeli military recommended that the political level gradually expand the military operation in Gaza.

The Broadcasting Authority indicated that the recommendation includes evacuating residents.

Disagreements in the Israeli cabinet

Meanwhile, meetings of the Israeli Security Cabinet revealed "serious disagreements" between the political echelon and the military regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government's policies regarding the war of extermination against the Gaza Strip.

Disagreements renewed during the latest cabinet session held on Thursday evening, which ended without a statement, following a similar meeting held on Tuesday evening.

The cabinet is scheduled to meet again next Monday, hoping to bridge the gaps and disagreements between the military and the political echelon regarding the details of the war policies in Gaza and the distribution of aid provided by foreign countries and entities to the residents of the Palestinian enclave.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 168,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

On Friday, the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported that a meeting held Thursday evening saw "serious disagreements" between the military establishment and the political echelon.

She added that although "gaps were bridged during the meeting between the military and the political echelon regarding the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza, serious disagreements resurfaced between the heads of the military establishment and the ministers."

She pointed out that the serious disagreements are linked to "the next stages of the military campaign," namely the war of extermination that Israel has been waging against the Gaza Strip for 19 months.

The newspaper revealed that "a heated verbal altercation broke out between the two parties during the session, with participants' voices being raised excessively."

Cutting off aid to Gaza

In this context, the newspaper considered that the failure to reach an agreement between the two parties on the course of the war against the Gaza Strip "requires the Israeli army to once again update the plans it has prepared and return with new proposals consistent with the approach of the government ministers."

Since March 2, Israel has closed the Gaza Strip's crossings to the entry of food, relief, medical aid, and goods, causing a significant deterioration in the humanitarian situation for Palestinians, according to government, human rights, and international reports.

The Israeli government claims it does not want this aid to reach Hamas, while the Israeli military says distributing aid to the population is risky.

Far-right ministers, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, say that "no aid should be allowed into Gaza at all."

In this regard, Israel Hayom said, "Regarding the issue of supplies, the army presented new plans that are consistent with the principle demanded by the ministers, which stipulates that Hamas will have no possibility of obtaining supplies."

She added that the new plans were prepared "in a way that ensures that the distribution of supplies, if decided upon, will not pose a danger to IDF soldiers."

"Gaza Incursion Strategy"

On another note, the official Israeli Broadcasting Authority clarified on Friday that the cabinet's last meeting addressed "the strategy for the military incursion into the Gaza Strip and the army's plan to intensify the fighting (extermination), which includes seizing additional territory and transferring residents to humanitarian zones."

She said that estimates indicate that the cabinet meeting next Monday "will be crucial in making field decisions."

The Authority quoted an unnamed Israeli political source as saying, "The cabinet also reviewed developments in mediation efforts regarding a prisoner exchange deal during yesterday's meeting."

She also noted that despite pressure from some ministers (from the extreme right), including Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, for an immediate decision to expand the fighting, the political leadership "prefers to give a chance to the Egyptian initiative, based on the modified formula of US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff."

The Egyptian formula, according to the Hebrew Authority, calls for "the disarmament of Hamas as a condition for a long-term ceasefire."

Prisoners' families call for a comprehensive agreement

Meanwhile, the families of the prisoners and approximately 143,000 Israelis are calling for a comprehensive agreement to return all prisoners at once, even if it is in exchange for a halt to the war on Gaza. However, the government rejects these calls, insisting that it can force Hamas to accept its position through military pressure, including extensive airstrikes.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 59 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, 24 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 9,900 Palestinians are languishing in its prisons, suffering torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

Hamas has repeatedly affirmed its readiness to negotiate provided there is an Israeli commitment to a ceasefire and a full withdrawal from Gaza, a demand Tel Aviv rejects.

Source: Al Arabiya TV