Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70%

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli military to expand its control over Gaza. Initially, this expansion aims to seize 70 percent of the Palestinian territory.

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-28 · 23:40 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70%

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli military to expand its control over Gaza. Initially, this expansion aims to seize 70 percent of the Palestinian territory. Israel currently controls an estimated 64 percent of the Gaza Strip, which has been heavily impacted by Israel's military operations following the 2023 Hamas attack. This directive comes despite a US-brokered truce in October, which was intended to halt Israeli attacks and secure Hamas' disarmament, and under which Israeli troops were meant to withdraw to a designated "Yellow Line." The population of Gaza is already confined to a small coastal area.

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Israel's military assault followed the 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70 per cent of the Palestinian territory.

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Under an October US-brokered truce, Israeli troops were meant to withdraw to a 'Yellow Line' demarcating their control.

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Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70 per cent of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast.Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by Israel’s two-year military assault that followed the 2023 Hamas ‌attack on southern Israel.Under an October US-brokered truce that has failed to halt Israeli attacks or secure Hamas’ disarmament, Israeli troops were meant to withdraw to a “Yellow Line” demarcating the extent of their control.

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