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Saudi Arabia condemns any Israeli move to take control of Gaza, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The kingdom 'categorically denounces Israeli occupation authorities' persistence in committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices, and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people', it said in a statement.
Israel's security cabinet approved a plan on Friday to take control of Gaza City, a move expanding military operations in the shattered Palestinian territory despite growing criticism at home and abroad over the almost two-year-old war.
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intended to take military control of the entire Gaza Strip, the plan approved on Friday focused specifically on sprawling Gaza City, the territory's largest urban centre, located in its north.
In a statement, Hamas called Netanyahu's moves 'a blatant coup' against the negotiation process.
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