Wild Western Middle East theme
Does Israel plan to send Indian tents to the "humanitarian zones" and will Hamas respond by scalping hostages?
Sources: Israel plans to occupy Gaza. Two anonymous sources say that the Israeli military has developed a plan for a ground invasion with the aim of occupying Gaza within a couple of months, reports American NPR.
The plan calls for the Palestinians to be placed in what are called humanitarian zones, and the military is exploring options to control the distribution of food that would be limited to a minimal amount of calories, the sources who have seen the plans say. According to them, it is not clear whether the plan is intended to be implemented. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
Hamas: Hostages will return in coffins. Hamas has been labelled a terrorist group warning Israel that the remaining Israeli hostages will return in coffins if military operations continue. This is what the Times of Israel writes.
"Every time the occupation tries to bring back the detainees by force, they end up being put back in coffins," the terror group said in a statement. See the article on SVT Nyheter.