An estimated 5,000 Hamas militants remaining there would then be put under siege until they surrender.
JERUSALEM - Israel is examining a plan to use siege tactics against Hamas in northern Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quoted by several Israeli media outlets as saying on Sept 22.
The plan, published by retired military commanders and floated by some parliament members this month, suggests Palestinian civilians would be instructed to evacuate northern Gaza, which would then be declared a closed military zone. Public broadcaster Kan quoted Netanyahu as saying that the blueprint"makes sense" and that"it is one of the plans being considered but there are others as well."
Most of Gaza's population has been displaced. An estimated one million people - half the population - are currently crammed into a designated humanitarian zone that makes up less than 15% of the territory and is lacking essential infrastructure and services, according to the United Nations.
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