The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) plans to strengthen operational control in the Palestinian enclave, divide it into parts and move the population to safe areas as part of a new large-scale operation in the Gaza Strip, IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said on Sunday.
"We are moving forward, and the only thing that can stop us is the return of the hostages home," he noted.
On Sunday, after nearly two months of blocking all humanitarian aid, Israel said Gazans will get a "basic quantity of food" due to the "operational need to expand intensive military operations."