Follow live coverage as Israel’s security cabinet approves a plan to occupy Gaza City in Netanyahu’s latest Israel-Hamas war escalation.

Israel’s decision to take over Gaza City has met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids.

But after defeating Hezbollah in Lebanon, helping to bring about the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and delivering a devastating set of blows against its arch enemy Iran, Israel has confirmed its status as a regional superpower, capable of taking on and defeating multiple enemies.