oneWith the buzz of Srones drones overhead and food supply reduced, Oday Basheer quietly crossing Deir Al-Balah to provide community kitchens for displaced Palestinians. Daily threats from air strikes have become routine. "It's just a button press, and my story is over," he said.

Basheer's Kitchen works with World Central Kitchen (WCK) to stop tracking headlines. "No one comes. No one will stop this war."

On Monday, Israel confirmed something that many people in Gaza are worried about: its military will capture the territory indefinitely, calling on thousands of reserve personnel to significantly expand their operations. According to defense officials in response to the Associated Press's defense officials, the timing may depend on President Trump's visit to the area next month.

“I won’t do the dream I want to achieve,” Bashir told Gaza’s time. “More than 50,000 people were killed during this genocide.”

In April 2024, the WCK suspended operations in Gaza twice in the past year since November 3.

As of April, at least 408 aid workers were killed, deepening the crisis for Gaza residents who have suffered nearly all lockdowns.

How will Israel expand its military operations?

The war was held on October 7, 2023. Hamas terrorist attacks killed more than 1,200 Israeli and foreign nationals, and militants occupied about 250 hostages. According to its Ministry of Health, more than 52,000 Palestinians have been killed as of May 6.

Israel’s plan marks a turning point in national strategy – NGOs and human rights groups have warned that it will only escalate humanitarian disasters in Gaza.

Although Israeli forces had previously entered Gaza during the war, the ongoing military presence was largely limited to a 1km buffer zone along the border. In April, the region expanded, denying that Palestinians entered more than half of their territory.

"There won't be a game," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video posted on social media. "We are not going to go in and out of the area, but just for the raid. It's not a plan. The intention is the opposite."

“We want Israel’s security control,” Eli Cohen, a member of Israel’s security cabinet, told Israel’s public radio station. “It means that anywhere in Gaza, at any time, we can take action.”

"We are not interested in managing civilian lives. Four things we are talking about: Israeli security control, Hamas is not sovereign, demilitarized, and advancing President Trump's voluntary immigration program."

The IDF declined Time's request for comment.

"President Trump remains committed to the immediate release of hostages and ending Hamas rule in Gaza," National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes told Time.

Within Israel, the hostage family that Hamas still holds criticized the new military strategy. Hostages and Missing Family Forum tells Harez The government's plan takes territory before life. "This decision will be remembered as a cry that has been passed down from generation to generation," the group said.

As part of the new strategy, Israel also plans to overhaul how to allocate aid, shifting responsibility from the United Nations to an Israeli-controlled hub.

The United Nations team of humanitarian countries in the occupied Palestinian territory criticized the proposal, warning that it could force civilians into military zones and violate humanitarian principles.

Palestinian medical assistance also condemned Israel's plans, calling it "an attempt to impose danger on humanitarian aid weapons."

"The plan violates the core humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality and will intentionally deprive millions of important aid," interim CEO Stephen Cutts said in a statement.

How much food and aid is there in Gaza?

Two days after Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, Israel announced a full lockdown into Canada's Gaza, including electricity, fuel and water. The lockdown remains in effect until October 21 later this month.

Israel resumed its attack on the Gaza Strip in March, ending a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, which has been ongoing for nearly two months. Since then, according to the United Nations, there has also been an "almost complete blockade" in delivery into the territory.

Bashir said he and his family are assisting Deir al-Balah's kitchen in cooking and distributing food every day to provide food to displaced families.

"Now everyone needs food because they can't get food from the market," Bashir said.