--- title: What Israel's Gaza War Plan Means for Civilians description: After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over aid and safety for Palestinians. canonical: https://time.com/7283191/gaza-israel-military-plan-netanyahu/ author: Callum Sutherland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-05-06T19:31:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:49:52.623Z article:section: World og:title: What Israel's New Gaza War Plan Means for Civilians and Aid og:description: After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over civilian safety. og:url: https://time.com/7283191/gaza-israel-military-plan-netanyahu/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f0580de44620ef6/6998c66c47fe51410955bb07/palestinians-receive-food-gaza.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Displaced Palestinians queue for hot meals amid worsening crisis in Gaza og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What Israel's New Gaza War Plan Means for Civilians and Aid twitter:description: After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over civilian safety. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f0580de44620ef6/6998c66c47fe51410955bb07/palestinians-receive-food-gaza.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # ‘No One’s Coming’: Inside Gaza as Israel Expands Its Military Control > Sponsored content. 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Palestinian's receiving food in Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza, on May 6.Mahmoud Issa - Getty Images by [Callum Sutherland](https://time.com/author/callum-sutherland/) and [Chantelle Lee](https://time.com/author/chantelle-lee/) May 6, 2025 7:31 PM UTC As Israeli drones buzz overhead and food supplies dwindle, Oday Basheer moves quietly through Deir al-Balah, helping run a community kitchen for displaced Palestinians. The daily threat of airstrikes has become routine. “It’s just a press of a button and my story is ended,” he says. Basheer, whose kitchen has partnered with World Central Kitchen (WCK), no longer tracks the headlines. “No one’s coming. No one’s going to stop this war.” On Monday, Israel confirmed what many in Gaza had feared: its military will seize the territory indefinitely, calling up tens of thousands of reservists to significantly expand operations. The timing, according to a defense official speaking to the Associated Press, may hinge on President Trump’s visit to the region next month. “I will not do the dreams that I wanted to achieve,” Basheer tells TIME from Gaza. “More than 50,000 people were killed during this genocide.” WCK has suspended operations in Gaza twice in the past year after Israeli strikes [killed seven](https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-israeli-airstrike-kills-7-world-central-kitchen-aid-workers-gaza-2024-04-02/) in April 2024 and [three last November](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g2g6w4109o). As of April, [at least 408 aid workers](https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1161736) have been killed, deepening the crisis for Gaza’s 2 million residents already enduring a near-total blockade. ## How Will Israel Expand Military Operations? The war began after a Hamas terror attack killed more than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals on October 7, 2023, with the militants seizing some 250 hostages. As of May 6, more than 52,000 Palestinians [have been killed](https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story%5Ffbid=1009149058056703&id=100068848555061&rdid=N7lCnmfWVSs1LmFK#), according to its Health Ministry. Israel's plan marks a turning point in the nation's war strategy - [one that NGOs and human rights groups warn](https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/israels-new-ingo-registration-measures-are-grave-threat-humanitarian-operations) will only escalate the humanitarian catastrophe inside Gaza. While Israeli forces have previously advanced deep into Gaza during the war, a sustained military presence has largely been confined to a 1km buffer zone along the border. In April, that zone was expanded, denying Palestinians access to more than half of the territory. “There will not be an in-and-out,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video released on social media. “We’re not going to enter and then exit the area, only to carry out raids afterward. That’s not the plan. The intention is the opposite.” “We want Israeli security control,” Eli Cohen, a Member of Israel’s security cabinet, told [Israeli public radio Kan](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-06/ty-article-live/trump-gazans-are-starving-well-help-them-get-food-hamas-is-taking-everything/00000196-a364-dce0-abfe-ff7cf0950000?liveBlogItemId=937653684&utm%5Fsource=site&utm%5Fmedium=button&utm%5Fcampaign=live%5Fblog%5Fitem#937653684). “That means that anywhere in Gaza, at any time, we will be able to act.” “We are not interested in managing civilian life. We're talking about four things: Israeli security control, Hamas not being the sovereign, demilitarization, and advancing President Trump's voluntary emigration plan,” he said. The Israel Defense Forces declined TIME’s request for comment.  Palestinian children collect clean water, walking past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on May 4. Majdi Fathi - Getty Images ## What Has Been The Reaction To The Plan? Thousands of reservists are refusing call ups,[ having recently signed letters](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crldw5gklrro) to Netanyahu calling for an end to the war, and [attendance amongst reserves](https://www.kan.org.il/content/kan-news/local/870532/) is reportedly only 60% in recent weeks. The strategic pivot comes after Hamas appeared to rule out further cease-fire talks. On May 6, senior official Basem Naim [told AFP](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/6/no-sense-in-gaza-ceasefire-talks-amid-israels-hunger-war-hamas) there was “no sense” in further negotiations while “the hunger war and extermination war” continued. Naim urged international pressure on Netanyahu, [who still faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant](https://www.icc-cpi.int/defendant/netanyahu) issued in 2024 over alleged war crimes. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes tells TIME that “President Trump remains committed to securing the immediate release of hostages and an end to Hamas rule in Gaza.” Inside Israel, families of hostages still held by Hamas have criticized the new military strategy. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum [told _Haaretz_](https://archive.ph/rzEAF#selection-877.85-877.157) the government’s plan prioritizes territory over lives. “This decision will be remembered as a cry for generations,” the group said. As part of the new strategy, Israel also plans to overhaul how aid is distributed, shifting responsibility away from the UN and toward Israeli-controlled hubs. The UN Humanitarian Country Team in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [criticized](https://www.ochaopt.org/content/statement-humanitarian-country-team-occupied-palestinian-territory-principled-aid-delivery-gaza) the proposal, warning that it risks forcing civilians into militarized zones and violates humanitarian principles. Medical Aid for Palestinians also condemned Israel’s plan, calling it a “dangerous attempt to weaponise humanitarian aid." In the statement, Interim CEO Stephen Cutts said: “This plan violates the core humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence, and impartiality, and would knowingly deprive millions of vital aid.” ## How Much Food And Aid Is Getting Into Gaza? Two days after the Hamas attacks on October 7 2023, Israel [announced a full blockade of aid ](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/israel-announces-total-blockade-on-gaza)entering Gaza including electricity, fuel, and water. This blockade [was in effect until October 21 later that month](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/). Israel resumed attacks on the Gaza Strip in March, ending a cease-fire deal with Hamas that had been in place for nearly two months. Since then, there has also been a ‘[near-total blockade on the delivery of aid](https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1162886)’ entering the territory according to the United Nations. Basheer says he and his family have been assisting a kitchen in Deir Al-Balah to cook and distribute food from their home every day for displaced families. “Everyone needs food now because they can’t get it from the markets,” Basheer says. Juliette Touma, communications director for UNRWA, says Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens with each passing week. “It's the basics for the survival of human beings, nothing has been allowed in. It's more than two months now,” she tells TIME. ## How Much Of Gaza Has Been Destroyed? In April, the UN [estimated](https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162491#:~:text=The%20UN%20estimates%20that%20approximately,the%20start%20of%20the%20conflict.) that about 92% of all residential buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed —equivalent to about 436,000 homes. This has created nearly 50 million tonnes of debris, something which could take decades to fully clear under current conditions. The UN estimates that 11,000 bodies are still trapped underneath rubble across the strip. Gaza’s education system has also collapsed. According to [a March report](https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/verification-damages-schools-based-proximity-damaged-sites-gaza-occupied-palestinian-territory-update-8-march-2025), over 95% of schools in Gaza have been damaged, and 62% of schools used as shelters for displaced civilians have been hit directly. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7283191/gaza-israel-military-plan-netanyahu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7283191/gaza-israel-military-plan-netanyahu/"},"headline":"‘No One’s Coming’: Inside Gaza as Israel Expands Its Military Control","datePublished":"2025-05-06T19:31:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:49:52.623Z","description":"After Israel announced plans to fully occupy Gaza indefinitely, human rights groups voice concerns over aid and safety for Palestinians living in the territory. 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