International • 09:18 • Modified at 09:23 'Israel may want to conquer all of Gaza in extensive offensive' Author s : BNR Web Editors and ANP Israel's scaled-up offensive in Gaza could go so far as to take the entire enclave, an Israeli official said. Israel's security cabinet approved a plan to intensify attacks on the Gaza Strip last night. The expansion of operations also includes a new plan for the distribution of aid, the official said.
The plan is expected to be implemented after US President Donald Trump's visit to the region next week, The Times of Israel reports. In the meantime, the focus will be on reaching a ceasefire and hostage deal with the Palestinian militant organization Hamas.
Israel has now called up tens of thousands of reservists in preparation for an expansion of the offensive in Gaza. They are replacing the troops in Israel itself and on the West Bank. These troops are in turn being deployed in Gaza.
Relief supplies The security cabinet also approved a plan to resume the delivery of aid to Gaza. Earlier reports that the US and Israel were close to an agreement on resuming humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip were met with scepticism by humanitarian organizations.
Yemen's Houthi rebels continue to target Israeli airports. According to military spokesman Yahya Saree, the Houthis have Ben-Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, in particular in their sights. The Houthi spokesman also called on international airlines to "cancel flights to the enemy airport."
Tel Avi Airport At least one rocket from Houthi rebels hit Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv over the weekend, wounding eight people, according to Israeli emergency services. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a series of retaliatory strikes.
Read also 'The Middle East is on fire and we hear too little about it: Gaza is hell on earth' Later on Monday, Yemeni rebels said the United States had carried out about 10 attacks in and around the capital, Sanaa. The rebel health ministry said 14 people were injured. The Houthis have expressed solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have suffered greatly from ongoing Israeli attacks.
