Israel Expands Gaza Offensive, Now Controls 60%: Netanyahu
Netanyahu said the military now controls about 60% of the enclave as operations continue under a ceasefire and humanitarian access remains restricted.
- On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, as military operations continue despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect seven months ago.
- Under the ceasefire agreement that entered into force on Oct. 10, 2025, Israeli troops initially withdrew to the Yellow Line, though military operations have persisted within Gaza territory.
- According to the NGO Gisha, the Israeli military extended the controlled zone by 11 percent via WhatsApp on March 8, 2026, bringing the total restricted area to nearly 64 percent of the strip.
- Restrictions now cover approximately 174 square kilometers, confining the enclave's population of two million people to the remaining area while Palestinians are prohibited from entering these coordination zones on foot.
- Netanyahu emphasized that the military mission remains focused on ensuring Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel, stating authorities are "tightening our grip on Hamas" to achieve this objective.
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The premier spoke after the IDF targeted and killed the head of Hamas’ “military wing,” Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a precision airstrike in Gaza City’s Rimal neighborhood. By JNS The Israel Defense Forces is strengthening its hold of the Gaza Strip and currently controls some 60% of the enclave, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday. “We are no longer holding 50%, but already 60%,” Netanyahu told reporters at a Cabinet meeting in J…
Netanyahu Says IDF Now Controls 60% Of Gaza As Israel Tightens Grip On Hamas
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces now control roughly 60% of the Gaza Strip, marking a significant expansion of Israel’s security hold inside the enclave months after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect. “We are no longer holding 50%, but already 60%,” Netanyahu told reporters at a Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. “We have Hamas in …
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Israeli forces have expanded their control in Gaza to more than half of the entire territory, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after a government meeting in Jerusalem: "In Gaza, we now control 60 percent of the territory. We have Hamas in our hands."
Netanyahu confirms that Israel now controls 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, even though the agreement was for Israeli withdrawal.
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