Residents will have until Oct. 7 to evacuate; adopted proposal more limited than PM’s publicly stated intention to take over entire Strip

LONDON and TEL AVIV -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with his security cabinet on Thursday, an Israeli official said, as he considers plans to occupy the Gaza Strip despite international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation there.

Netanyahu previously said Israel would begin a new offensive in Gaza before handing over the land back to "Arab forces" that can co-exist with the Jewish state.