Israeli Minister Hints at Annexing Parts of Gaza - U.S. News & World Report
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 30 – Israeli minister Zeev Elkin said annexing Gaza parts would pressure Hamas and undermine Palestinian statehood hopes amid ongoing conflict and humanitarian crises.
- On July 30, 2025, Israeli right-wing activists held a rally on the Israel-Gaza border to promote resettling Gaza.
- The rally followed recent Israeli minister Zeev Elkin's statement threatening to annex parts of Gaza to pressure Hamas amid ongoing conflict.
- Since the war began on October 7, 2023, Israel's offensive killed over 60,000 in Gaza, while malnutrition deaths reached 154, including 89 children.
- Salah al-Gharably reported his daughter Mekkah died from malnutrition and lack of medication, exemplifying Gaza's humanitarian crisis worsened by insufficient aid.
- The annexation threat and ongoing violence exacerbate regional tensions, complicate peace efforts, and deepen humanitarian distress in Gaza and Israel.
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Israel could threaten to annex parts of Gaza and increase negotiating pressure on the Palestinian Hamas movement with an ultimatum, Israeli security cabinet member and former construction and housing minister Zeev Elkin said on Wednesday, as negotiations between Israel and Hamas again stalled.
Israeli minister hints at annexing parts of Gaza as hunger-related deaths mount
Israel could threaten to annex parts of Gaza to increase pressure on the militant group Hamas, an Israeli minister said on Wednesday, an idea that would deal a blow to Palestinian hopes of statehood on land Israel now occupies.
In order to increase the pressure on the terrorist organization Hamas, the Israeli government has reportedly advised the media on the threat of a gradual annexation of parts of the Gaza Strip.
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According to the minister, this is intended to increase the pressure on Hamas in the negotiations on a ceasefire.
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