India, May 6 -- The Israel Cabinet has approved a plan to launch an "intensive" operation in Gaza and seize territory. Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich's remark that Israel is no longer afraid of the word "occupation", puts the plan in perspective. Operation Gideon's Chariots, expected to be set in motion after US President Donald Trump's visit to West Asia this month, is a flawed plan that confirms the worst fears about Israel's intentions in Gaza - that Tel Aviv wants to grab Palestinian territory and make survival there difficult for the local population. According to the new occupation plan, the surviving Palestinians will have to live in aid distribution hubs policed by private American contractors, who will provide the rat...