The Wall Street Journal quoted military officials as saying that the Israeli army is working to expand the road in the central Gaza Strip to facilitate the military operation. The newspaper continued, citing the same sources, that the road that Israel is working on is part of its efforts to reshape the terrain of the Gaza Strip.
According to the military officials cited by the newspaper, Israeli military engineers are planning to destroy homes and buildings along the road. Israel is being tried before the International Court of Justice, the highest judicial body in the United Nations, on charges of committing genocide against Palestinians.