Petitions before the Israeli Supreme Court demanding the cancellation of the decision to occupy Gaza.

Israeli citizens, including former officers in the occupying army, submitted a petition to the Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the decision to occupy the city of Gaza, as it was made contrary to the position of the military establishment and without studying its "existential and international implications."

This was reported by the "Walla" news site, while leftist Israelis from the "Standing Together" movement, along with Palestinians in the territories occupied in 1948, usually participate in demonstrations and events condemning the practices of the occupying army in Gaza.

The leftist movement operates in "Israel," amidst a society that largely supports Netanyahu in his war against Gaza, according to previous polls, and focuses on issues of social justice and equality, as well as opposing the occupation and policies of racial discrimination against Palestinians.

Another larger number of Israelis are demonstrating to demand the release of Israeli prisoners held by Palestinian factions in Gaza, even if it requires stopping the war.

The Hebrew site stated: "A petition was submitted to the Supreme Court (the highest judicial authority) against the decision of the Security Cabinet (the Cabinet) to occupy the city of Gaza."

The petition demands the "annulment of the Cabinet's decision to adopt Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to control the city of Gaza."

According to the petition, "the decision was made contrary to the position of the Israeli army and other security agencies, and without the Cabinet adequately studying the existential and international implications of this decision."

The petition was submitted by a group of Israeli citizens, including retired army officers, industrialists, and lawyers.

"Walla" reported that the petitioners requested the publication of the reasons on which the "Cabinet" relied when making its decision to occupy the city of Gaza.

They wrote: "Since the petitioners recognize the legal limitations of this esteemed court's intervention in the political decisions of the executive authority with political and military aspects, the court is required, at the very least, to order the defendant to publicly disclose the reasons for this decision."

They stated that "the Israeli army, led by Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, strongly opposed the decision, warning that the planned occupation would endanger the lives of the kidnapped (prisoners) and exacerbate the exhaustion of regular and reserve forces."

They added: "The Chief of Staff also indicated that this step could lead to the collapse of the reserve system, which poses a danger to national security, yet the Cabinet decided to reject his position."

They affirmed that the decision to occupy Gaza "was made by a minority government, which should have acted with extreme caution in such crucial matters, especially in light of the criminal indictment against the Prime Minister."

According to the petitioners, Netanyahu's considerations behind the decision to occupy Gaza may be "subjective, rather than objective, and political and personal."

In a related context, the Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" reported on Monday evening, citing Israeli ministers, that Chief of Staff Zamir "did everything he could to persuade against the plan, but he made it clear several times that he would implement it."

They added: "He did everything he could over the past month – in all forums – to try to influence towards his thesis."

The Security Cabinet met on Sunday to discuss plans to occupy the city, referred to as "Gideon's Chariots 2," which follows the "Gideon's Chariots" launched by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip between May 16 and August 6 of last year.