Netanyahu considering emptying northern Gaza, starving it of supplies

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to cut all humanitarian aid off from northern Gaza in an effort to starve out Hamas terrorists.

Israel’s military has ordered the evacuation of the north multiple times already, the most recent of which was over the weekend. A group of retired generals have come up with a plan, which Netanyahu is considering, that they argue would increase pressure on Hamas to release the Israeli hostages that they have held for more than a year.

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