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Israeli Military Pressure Aims to Force Hamas into Negotiations
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - The Israeli cabinet's decision on the IDF's next moves in Gaza aims to apply measured and escalating pressure on Hamas to return to substantive negotiations. The strategy is designed to avoid exacerbating risks to the hostages. For the first time, Israel has formally articulated the conditions under which it would agree to end the conflict, as well as its plans for the "day after." The cabinet's decision does not represent a significant departure from the status quo. Israeli forces are not currently required to launch a full-scale ground operation into Gaza City. Instead, they are maintaining positions on the outskirts of three key enclaves that have yet to be penetrated. The ongoing strategy involves encircling and depleting Hamas-controlled areas while systematically dismantling its military infrastructure both above and below ground. The most significant point of leverage currently in play is the evacuation of Gaza City's civilian population and the implicit threat of a ground invasion within two months should Hamas refuse to engage in negotiations. Evacuated civilians are to relocate to areas between the Philadelphi Corridor and Morag Corridor, where temporary shelters and humanitarian aid distribution centers are being established. If the evacuation proceeds as planned, it would remove 800,000 to 1 million residents from Hamas's control.