Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said May 28 that he had directed the military to expand Israeli control of the Gaza Strip to 70% of the territory, saying Israeli forces currently control about 60%. He made the remarks at a conference in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to video aired by Israel's Channel 12, and said the operation was intended to pressure Hamas. The directive would go beyond the terms of the October 2025 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, w...

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