Israeli MP says full occupation of Gaza means captives will die
Merav Cohen of the centrist Yesh Atid party made the remarks in response to reports that Netanyahu is weighing launching a military assault to try to take full control of Gaza.
Netanyahu was set to make a final decision on the issue during a Security Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to Israeli media. It remained to be seen if the government was likely to move ahead with the plan.
Still, Cohen said that any plan to take full control of Gaza, including areas where Israeli captives are being held, would mean “we will bring our brothers back only in coffins”.
“Perhaps some kind of miracle will occur here, and the heroic soldiers will be able to save one or two people before the terrorists shoot them, but we will receive them only in coffins,” she said.
“We want them alive, we do not want them in coffins.”
Israeli military storms Nablus in occupied West Bank
Videos verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad Agency showed Israeli forces on Amman Street east of Nablus, while forces also stormed the village of Balata Al-Balad on the road leading to Joseph’s Tomb.
The Wafa news agency and activists on the ground said the actions appeared to be preparing for Israeli settlers to visit the tomb, which is considered a holy site for Muslims, Christians and Jews.
Israel says one missile intercepted from Yemen
The Israeli Air Force has said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. It added that alerts were activated in southern Israel following the launch, which was not immediately claimed by any group.
Israel and Yemen-based Houthis have exchanged near-daily cross-border strikes throughout the war, with the Houthis saying they will continue fighting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
