The plan will likely be approved on Thursday, cabinet ministers told the 'Post,' adding that "the real question is what version of the plan will ultimately be approved. " The government’s plan for the Gaza Strip,

President Trump does not oppose Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to launch a new military operation to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, U.S. and Israeli officials say.Why it matters: The Israeli security cabinet is expected to approve on Thursday a highly controversial plan to expand the war.

One former military chief said that Israel is "well over a year past the point where we could have ended the war."