{"id":2471597,"date":"2025-08-06T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-leaders-clash-over-full-occupation-of-gaza-despite-trumps-consent\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:11:18","slug":"israeli-leaders-clash-over-full-occupation-of-gaza-despite-trumps-consent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-leaders-clash-over-full-occupation-of-gaza-despite-trumps-consent\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli leaders clash over full occupation of Gaza despite Trump&#8217;s consent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-leaders-clash-over-full-occupation-of-gaza-despite-trumps-consent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471597&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a significant dispute within Israeli leadership over the proposal to fully occupy the Gaza Strip. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, opposes an extensive military occupation due to concerns over the safety of hostages and Israeli soldiers. Despite Zamir&#8217;s reservations, Netanyahu is pushing for more aggressive military actions, leading to internal tensions. Yair Netanyahu, the prime minister&#8217;s son, accused Zamir of rebellion in response to criticism from an Israeli military correspondent, though zamir&#8217;s involvement is unconfirmed. Defense Minister Israel Katz defended Zamir&#8217;s right to express his views but affirmed the IDF&#8217;s commitment to follow government decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously occurring, former U.S. president Donald Trump has given Israel strong tacit support, indicating that the decision on Gaza&#8217;s occupation is &#8220;pretty much up to Israel&#8221; and expressing frustration with Hamas&#8217;s negotiations. The U.S. continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-calls-joe-biden-my-friend-for-supporting-israeli-efforts-in-gaza\/\" title=\"... Calls Joe Biden \u2018My Friend\u2019 For Supporting ...i Efforts In Gaza\">provide humanitarian aid<\/a> to gaza, with Israel and Arab states assisting in its distribution. The article also notes parallel discussions within the Israeli Cabinet regarding possible annexation of the West Bank, a move the U.S. has yet to comment on.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israeli leaders clash over full occupation of Gaza despite Trump&rsquo;s consent for invasion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2196790\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The highest echelons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli leadership<\/a> have descended into a knock-down, drag-out argument over the growing push in the government to fully occupy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza-strip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the center of the fight is Eyal Zamir, chief of the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces and a longtime opponent of proposed campaigns to take control of the entire region. Zamir is under pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to carry out any orders regarding military action in Gaza, which will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3491307\/israel-merchants-gaza-strip-vote-full-occupation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">likely include occupation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3492169\/trump-armenia-azerbaijan-talks-peace-deal\/\">Trump hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan talks will be another notch in his peace-deal belt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3492106\/cdc-issues-travel-alert-over-chikungunya-virus-outbreak-in-china\/\">CDC issues travel alert over chikungunya virus outbreak in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3492024\/lithuania-nato-air-defenses-russian-drone\/\">Lithuania requests NATO bolster air defenses after Russian drone enters airspace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Zamir, appointed by Netanyahu following Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in a bid to appease right-wing Israeli politicians with his &ldquo;aggressive&rdquo; posture on the conflict, has opposed expanding Israel&rsquo;s scope of occupation, citing the threat it would pose to the safety of hostages and Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel&rsquo;s incoming military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, places notes in the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem&rsquo;s Old City, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2303201\/benjamin-netanyahus-son-is-in-trouble-for-his-dogs-pooping-habits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yair Netanyahu<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to host ... at Mar-a-Lago when ...i leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s 33-year-old Miami-based son, escalated the internal conflict by alluding to Zamir in a message to Israeli military correspondent Yossi Yehoshua, who declared on social media this week that the prime minister &ldquo;must stand before the nation, clarify the expected price in the lives of the hostages and the soldiers who will fall, and declare that he takes full responsibility, despite the IDF&rsquo;s opposition.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the person who dictated your tweet is who we all think it is, this is a rebellion and an attempted military coup, something fitting of a banana republic in Central America in the 1970s,&rdquo; Yair Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-863388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">responded<\/a>. &ldquo;And it is completely criminal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yair Netanyahu does not hold a government position, and it has not been verified that Zamir was involved with Yehoshua&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<p>Zamir reportedly decried the hostility during a meeting with the prime minister on Tuesday, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan. The IDF chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/military-chief-said-to-clash-with-netanyahu-over-plans-to-conquer-gaza-sons-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly asked<\/a> the prime minister, &ldquo;How does that look? Why are you attacking me? Why are you speaking against me in the middle of a war?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister reportedly responded<\/a>, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t threaten to quit in the media. I can&rsquo;t accept that every time you threaten that if we don&rsquo;t accept your plans, you&rsquo;ll leave. My son is 33, he&rsquo;s a grown man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/katz-defends-idf-chief-after-pms-son-insinuates-that-he-backs-military-coup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">defended Zamir<\/a> with a public statement that simultaneously affirmed the IDF chief&rsquo;s right to personal opinion but guaranteed that the IDF would carry out any decision reached by the government.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the audience at a conference in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It is the right and duty of the chief of staff to express his position in the appropriate forums, and following decisions by the political leadership, the IDF will carry out what was decided with determination and professionalism &mdash; as has been done up until now on every front &mdash; until we achieve the goals of the war,&rdquo; Katz wrote.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s administration seems to have given an unconditional green light to Israel to proceed in its conflict with Hamas, however i<\/span>t wishes.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Trump&rsquo;s position on a possible occupation of the entire Gaza Strip, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee reaffirmed on Wednesday that the president &ldquo;respects Israel&rsquo;s right to do what it has to do to protect itself, to get the hostages back, to end this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president has made it very clear, the statements he&rsquo;s made recently in public are statements that show that his patience has run out with any legitimacy of a Hamas agreement,&rdquo; Huckabee told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-08-06\/trump-backs-israel-over-gaza-after-talks-fail-ambassador-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;He has concluded that they&rsquo;re not serious, they&rsquo;re only into delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Huckabee appeared to be referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3491953\/trump-gaza-israeli-occupation-up-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s comments on Tuesday<\/a>, in which he suggested he would not personally object to whatever route Israel takes in dealing with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he would support Israel &ldquo;reoccupying all of Gaza as has been suggested by some Israeli officials,&rdquo; Trump deferred to the Jewish state to make its own decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what the suggestion is &mdash; I know that we are there now trying to get people fed,&rdquo; Trump said of Gaza. &ldquo;As you know, $60 million was given by the United States fairly recently to supply food &mdash; and a lot of food, frankly &mdash; for the people of Gaza that are obviously not doing too well with the food.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People inspect the damage at the Sheikh Radwan al Taba UNRWA clinic following an Israeli army bombardment in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3491953\/trump-gaza-israeli-occupation-up-to-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ON ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF GAZA: &lsquo;PRETTY MUCH UP TO ISRAEL&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I know Israel is going to help us with that in terms of distribution and also money,&rdquo; Trump continued. &ldquo;The Arab states are going to help us with that in terms of the money and possibly distribution. So that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m focused on. As far as the rest of it, I really can&rsquo;t say. That&rsquo;s going to be pretty much up to Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has not weighed in on parallel movements in the Israeli Cabinet pushing for the additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3490154\/republicans-support-israel-push-annex-west-bank-mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">annexation of the West Bank<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2196790\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2196790\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli leaders clash over Gaza occupation despite Trump&#8217;s approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2471598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25064468748356.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[60767,60766,57471,37324,60768],"class_list":["post-2471597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gaza-occupation","tag-israeli-leaders","tag-middle-east-tensions","tag-political-conflict","tag-trump-consent"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25064468748356.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471597"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471601,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471597\/revisions\/2471601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}