Tel AVIV: Since relaunching its battle against Hamas next month, Israel has significantly expanded its presence in the Gaza Strip. It is squeezing Palestinians into stumbling area masses and currently controls more than 50 % of the area.
Israeli soldiers and human rights organizations claim that the military controls the largest contiguous area near the Gaza boundary, where the army has razed Arab homes, land, and infrastructure to the point of being inaccessible. In recent months, the size of this cache area has doubled.
Israel has portrayed its tightening hand as a temporary need to compel Hamas to release the hostages who were still held hostage following the attack on October 7, 2023, which sparked the conflict. However, rights groups claim that the land Israel holds, which includes a hall that separates the territory’s north from west, could be used for long-term control. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel will maintain stability in Gaza and pressure Palestinians to abandon perhaps after Hamas is defeated. They shot whatever that appeared to be working, and the Palestinians will not be able to resurrect themselves, said a man. sion
