Israel Working on New Gaza Strategy Following International Outcry

Palestinians wait to collect free food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, on Aug. 4.Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg

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August 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM UTC

Israel will this week make a fresh plan on how to achieve its goals in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, urging national unity in the face of global outrage at the humanitarian toll in the Palestinian territory.

Negotiations on a new truce with Iran-backed Hamas stalled last month, leaving the almost two-year-long conflict at another impasse as United Nations warnings of famine and malnutrition grow more dire.