Netanyahu Directs Israeli Forces to Expand Gaza Control to 70pc
The move would push Israeli-held territory beyond the 53% allowed under the ceasefire agreement, which Hamas says Israel has already broken.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the military to expand control to 70% of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, marking a significant escalation beyond the 53% limit established in the October ceasefire agreement.
- Forces have already pushed past the original 'yellow line' demarcation, reaching around 64% control while creating restricted buffer zones where they operate with lethal force.
- Hamas condemned the directive as a plan for 'ethnic cleansing,' while Unicef warned that expansion would deepen health crises among children already suffering respiratory infections and severe overcrowding.
- A British foreign ministry spokesperson stated further expansion would be 'unacceptable,' while Germany expressed concern about permanent division of Palestinian territory as European states voiced alarm.
- Eight months into the ceasefire, major issues including Hamas disarmament and Gaza's governance remain unresolved, raising concerns about potential major new violence as the agreement faces fragility.
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The Israeli Army has established a second imaginary demarcation to enter the Gaza Strip, called the 'orange line'.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas denounced on Friday the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to order the army to extend its control over the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire concluded in October 2025.
With its impunity, the government of Benyamin Netanyahu crossed new lines every week. While the Prime Minister promised to appropriate 70% of the Gaza Strip, the Minister of Defence relaunched the plan to forcibly expel the Gazans.
Netanyahu Directs Israeli Military to Increase Zone of Control to 70 Percent of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli military to take more territory in the Gaza Strip and has pledged to deal with the “remnants” of the Hamas terrorist group. Israel effectively controls 64 percent of Gaza—which is home to 2.4 million Palestinians—after a military offensive that followed the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks by Hamas, which killed 1,200 Israelis. Netanyahu, speaking at a conference in a settlement i…
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