Israel’s Gaza City takeover plan sparks protests and criticismpublished at 13:14 British Summer Time
Warren Bull
BBC News
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It was early on Friday that Israel’s security cabinet agreed to expand its war in Gaza, prompting criticism from the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres.
He said it would result in additional forced displacement and killings, and deepen what he called the already catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians.
In Israel itself, tens of thousands of people protested against the plan on Saturday evening. Families of hostages held by Hamas in the Palestinian territory say it will endanger their relatives.
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected the criticism, insisting his country will “free Gaza from Hamas”.
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