UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned that Israel\u2019s plan to take control of Gaza City represented a \u201cdangerous escalation\u201d that could further worsen the plight of ordinary Palestinians, his spokesperson said. \u201cThe Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the Israeli government\u2019s decision to \u2018take control of Gaza City\u2019,\u201d the spokesperson noted in a statement. \u201cThis move risks intensifying the already catastrophic situation for millions of Palestinians.\u201d According to three diplomatic sources cited by AFP, the United Nations Security Council will hold a rare weekend session on Saturday to discuss Israel\u2019s Gaza City plan. The meeting at 1900 GMT had been requested by several members of the Security Council, a member of the Council told AFP, as global concern mounts over Israel\u2019s plan. Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza control plan Belgium said Friday that it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over Israel\u2019s plans to \u201ctake military control\u201d of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. \u201cThe aim is clearly to express our total disapproval of this decision, but also of the continued colonisation,\u201d Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot posted on X.Israel\u2019s military will \u201ctake control\u201d of Gaza City under a new plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s security cabinet, touching off a wave of criticism Friday from both inside and outside the country. Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure to secure a truce to pull the territory\u2019s more than two million people back from the brink of famine and free the hostages held by Palestinian militants. Hamas denounced the plan to expand the fighting as a \u201cnew war crime\u201d. Staunch Israeli ally Germany meanwhile took the extraordinary step of halting military exports out of concern they could be used in Gaza, a move Netanyahu slammed as a reward for Hamas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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