Seize Gaza, or make it uninhabitable. That’s Netanyahu’s plan – and either way he wins | Yair Wallach

Israel approved a military plan on Monday it claims will bring about the final destruction of Hamas .

The intensified offensive will aim to occupy large parts of the strip and maintain a permanent Israeli presence there.

More of the population would be forced into an ever-shrinking “humanitarian zone” while Israel explores options for their permanent displacement from the strip altogether.

The World Food Programme announced that it ran out of food on 25 April .

Unicef warned that humanitarian aid, which has been the only lifeline for Gaza ’s children, “is now close to running out” With farmland destroyed by Israel , the population of 2.1 million is almost entirely dependent on food coming from the outside.