Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans for the future of Gaza have entered a new phase as his approved plan to take over Gaza City emerges. Osamah F. Khalil, the chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program at Syracuse University,

By Alexander Cornwell, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Charlotte Greenfield JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel's security cabinet approved a plan on Friday to take control of Gaza City, a move expanding military operations in the shattered Palestinian territory despite growing criticism at home and abroad over the almost two-year-old war.