Report: Israel To Launch ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ Gaza Offensive If No Deal by End of Trump Visit
Israel is preparing to launch a full-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip, codenamed “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” if no hostage deal is reached by the end of US President Donald Trump’s upcoming regional tour, a senior Israeli defense official said Monday.
The security cabinet unanimously approved the military operation, whose stated objectives are the destruction of Hamas’s military and governmental infrastructure and the return of all hostages still held in Gaza.
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Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates between May 13 and May 16. The Israeli military believes that this visit creates a narrow diplomatic window for finalizing a hostage agreement under what officials are calling the “Witkoff framework.”
“If there is no hostage deal, Operation ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ will begin with great intensity and will not stop until all its goals are achieved,” the defense official warned, according to reports.
According to the official, the operation includes mass evacuations of the civilian population from combat zones in Gaza, a continuation of the blockade on humanitarian aid, and long-term IDF presence in all conquered areas, modeled after Israel’s current strategy in Rafah.
