Israeli media reports disagreement between Netanyahu and top military official In announcing the approval of plans to take over Gaza City, the office of Benjamin Netanyahu referred to another plan that had been submitted to the Israeli security cabinet. A decisive majority of security cabinet ministers believed that the alternative plan that had been submitted to the security cabinet would neither achieve the defeat of Hamas nor the return of the hostages. Israeli media reported that this appeared to be referring to a proposal presented by IDF chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, who has reportedly warned that occupying Gaza would plunge Israel into a “black hole” of prolonged insurgency, humanitarian responsibility and heightened risk to hostages.