Israel poised to order new Gaza war plan

Demonstrators during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages, outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, on August 2, 2025. [AFP]

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Tuesday to unveil an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages, with Israeli media reporting he would order the total occupation of the Palestinian territory.

Netanyahu was expected to meet security chiefs in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss new orders, local media reported, even as Israel's diplomats convened a UN Security Council meeting in New York to highlight the plight of Israelis held in Gaza.