(KUNA) -- The Israeli army is planning on taking over Gaza Strip within the next two weeks, said a report by Israeli television on Friday. In a report by a news show, the television said the army recommended reoccupying the strip to the Israeli government to avoid turning it into another southern Lebanon. Senior army commanders appealed to Premier Ehud Olmert to approve an offensive plan against the strip before the armed Palestinian factions in Gaza mobilize themselves and obtain more weapons, noted the report.The report said the takeover might take place after the Jewish Passover that will start next week, noting that the anticipated conquest would be similar to the one that took place in 2002. Israeli military intelligence claimed that the smuggling of weapons into Gaza through Sinai has substantially increased as funds keep flowing from Syria, added the report. The Israeli Foreign Ministry, said the report, was currently rallying up the international community to accept the possible invasion especially after Israel had lodged a protest to the UN Security-Council against the launching of missiles against Jewish settlements from Gaza.