Media outlets citing Israeli sources said the Israeli regime plans an expansion of fighting and a full occupation of Gaza.

The scheme to occupy Gaza, set in motion by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will continue with an offensive on Gaza City and central refugee camps, forcing much of the Palestinian population in Gaza to move south.

The objective, Israeli authorities said, is to eradicate what remains of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement and force the group to release the roughly 50 Israeli captives still held in Gaza, some of whom are still alive despite the famine in Gaza.

Netanyahu is expected to push the scheme for approval at a high-level Israeli war cabinet scheduled to convene on Thursday.

Netanyahu has reportedly already obtained the go-ahead from the United States. President Donald Trump does not oppose the scheme for the full occupation of Gaza, according to US officials cited by the media.