Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the population of Gaza will be displaced to the south after his security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave that a minister described as a plan to “conquer” the territory.

Israel plans to mobilize tens of thousands of reservists. Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile that disrupted air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and called for a deal to release of hostages held in Gaza.