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Israel's security cabinet approves plan to take control of Gaza City

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USA TODAY

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🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week that Israel intended to take military control of the entire Gaza Strip.

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Today, Israel's latest plans for Gaza, plus what Trump's new religion memo for federal workers means,

0:50.5

and have free returns gone too far.

0:59.1

Israel's political security cabinet approved a plan earlier today to take control of Gaza city as the country expands its military operations.

1:02.4

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that Israel intended to take military control

1:07.3

of the entire Gaza Strip.

1:09.2

But the plan approved today focused specifically on

1:11.8

Gaza City. That's Njahou, told Fox News this week that Israel intends to take over the entire

1:16.5

enclave, but he said Israel wanted to hand over the territory to Arab forces that would govern it.

1:21.9

He did not elaborate on what that arrangement would look like.

1:28.6

President Donald Trump said yesterday that he's nominating Stephen Myron, who chairs the

1:32.8

White House's Council of Economic Advisors, to temporarily fill a vacancy on the Federal

1:37.2

Reserve's Board of Governors. The move helps Trump shape interest rate policy during a fraught

1:41.8

period. A temporary appointment on the Fed's board might not

1:44.7

typically draw much attention. But for months, Trump has badgered Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower

1:50.0

interest rates, calling him a slew of names in the process. Powell has said officials are waiting

1:54.5

to see how much Trump's historically high tariffs push up inflation before resuming a rate

1:59.2

cutting campaign that has been on pause since

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