Tel Aviv, Israel ,8/8— Israeli leaders early Friday approved a plan for the gradual military takeover of all of the Gaza Strip, a pivotal and risky decision that went against the recommendations of the Israeli military and promised to take the nearly two years in uncharted territory.
After 10 hours of deliberations, a majority of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security Cabinet backed his proposal to prepare to conquer the core of Gaza City, according to a pre-dawn statement from his office,
