Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

By JULIA FRANKEL, Associated Press

Published: October 14, 2024, 8:38am

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FILE - Israeli soldiers gather near a gate to walk through an inspection area for trucks carrying humanitarian aid supplies bound for the Gaza Strip, on the Israeli side of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza, on May 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File) Photo Gallery

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes.

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