IDF will continue its mission to disarm Hamas, military chief Zamir tells soldiers in Gaza Strip
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month an order to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip, significantly expanding the territory currently held by the Israeli military.
- Under President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan, Israeli forces were required to withdraw to a zone covering roughly 50% of Gaza's territory; instead, the military has expanded control to roughly 60%.
- More than 1.9 million Palestinians have been internally displaced, while squeezing roughly 2 million people into 30% of the territory increases population density to more than 46,000 people per square mile.
- The United Nations summary of the RDNA estimates recovery and reconstruction needs at $71.4 billion, yet agricultural land, water wells, and roads remain inaccessible in the occupied zones.
- Compressing an entire society into a space that cannot support life threatens to trigger a mass exodus from the Gaza Strip, a process analysts describe as demographic suffocation.
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Netanyahu’s order for 70% Israeli control of Gaza is not ‘self-defence’ - it's ethnic cleansing
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians has commented on Israeli plans to seize control of even more of Gaza: Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to the IDF [Israel’s name for its military occupation forces] to seize control of at least 70% of the Gaza Strip is an egregious violation of the so-called ‘ceasefire’ that Israel has violated more than 3,000 times since October. Increasing Israeli occupation of Gaza has gone unchecked and the so-c…
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Gaza and its people may not survive this phase of ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late last month that he had ordered the Israeli military to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip. Under President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, Israeli forces were required to withdraw to a zone encompassing roughly 50% of Gaza’s territory, demarcated by the so-called Yellow Line, ahead of further withdrawals in the future. Instead of retreating, however, the Israeli army has steadily expanded…
IDF will continue its mission to disarm Hamas, military chief Zamir tells soldiers in Gaza Strip
At the start of a government meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also discussed the Gaza Strip, announcing that Israel currently holds 60% of its territory, and "will soon reach 70%.
Israel expanding territorial control in Gaza to 70%, Netanyahu says
Israel controls more than 60% of the Gaza Strip and will soon control 70%, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday.Israel is fighting terrorism on all fronts, he said.“In the Gaza Strip, we are clinching Hamas from all sides. … We don't allow them to arm themselves or harm us, and we also eliminate their senior commanders,” he said.In Lebanon, Israeli forces killed 350 terrorists …
The Dangers Of Continued Israeli Expansion In Gaza
On May 28, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli Defense Forces to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian death toll rose to over 75,000. A U.S.-brokered truce from October 2025 initially allowed Israel to control 53% of Gaza; however, they have been consistently attempting to seize more and currently hold 64% of the Strip. Netanyahu said these “step-by-step” military offensives are necessary actions …
Is Israel planning to reoccupy the Gaza Strip? This is what’s happening behind the ‘yellow line
an occupying power must preserve the demographic composition of the territory it controls. In this specific case, international law prohibits the removal of a population (the Palestinians) and the transfer of another population (Israeli settlers) onto occupied land. Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University, 4 June 26, https://theconversation.com/is-israel-planning-to-reoccupy-the-gaza-strip-this-is-whats-happ…
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