Israel-US attack on Yemen. Netanyahu: 'Eve of a massive invasion' on Gaza, population will be displaced

However, the offensive will not begin immediately: the army will wait until the end of US President Donald Trump's trip to the Gulf countries, from 13 to 16 May.

A time window for Israel's ultimatum to Hamas: an agreement on a truce and the release of the hostages in the next ten days, otherwise Operation 'Chariots of Gideon' (a biblical figure known for having led a small Israeli army against a numerically superior enemy and succeeded in defeating it) will be unleashed.

But first of all, the operation entails that the entire population of northern Gaza and the centre will be evacuated en masse to the south, between the Morag corridor and Philadelphia where facilities will be built to accommodate them. Subsequently Israel will introduce humanitarian aid into the Strip, a humanitarian plan will be implemented that will clearly distinguish between Hamas and civilians, distribution will be through private companies, probably American. "We will help them get food. They are hungry," Trump confirmed, pointing a finger at Hamas, which "treats them very badly. It makes things impossible because it takes everything that comes in.

The Israeli government previously announced its plan to distribute humanitarian aid to Gaza in army-controlled centres.

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir clarified that there will be no return to previous levels of approximately 650 trucks per day, but only essential goods will be supplied under strict control. And he reiterated that the IDF will not take part in the distribution, as already agreed with Netanyahu. The prime minister intervened only in the afternoon, with a short video: "We will launch a massive operation in Gaza. To defeat Hamas and free the hostages. There will be a displacement of the population to protect it. This time the army will not enter and leave Gaza as in the past, reserve forces will be mobilised to remain in the occupied territory".

In recent days, and close to the cabinet meeting, Zamir warned the premier and ministers of the risks: 'Israel could lose hostages if it launches a large-scale operation in the Strip'. A danger, this, that does not seem to worry the ultra-right minister Bezalel Smotrich, who during the heated late-night discussions of the political cabinet, and the clash with the head of the IDF, argued thatthe war should be exploited to re-establish the Israeli settlements in the Strip, dismantled in 2005 by a unilateral decision by the then premier Ariel Sharon. A position that is not new but which today has further exasperated tempers.

Family members of the kidnapped and dozens of protesters blocked the roads leading to the government offices in Jerusalem, with clashes between the demonstrators and security. Demonstrating the increasingly heavy climate the country is experiencing.