Multiple coalition ministers and MKs from Israel's coalition have called for a plan to transfer all civilians in northern Gaza to its south in order to defeat Hamas terrorists. The plan, called the 'General's Plan,' includes stages such as transferring the civilian population, initiating a siege, preventing deliveries, and conducting similar procedures in other areas of the Gaza Strip. The letter did not indicate whether or not the civilians would be allowed to return to northern Gaza once fighting ended. The ministers and MKs argue that this move is necessary to prevent Hamas from controlling the civilian population and impeding the cabinet's war goals.