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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-70-percent.html
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas
(New York Times) David M. Halbfinger - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had directed the Israeli military to expand its control of Gaza to 70% of the enclave, ratcheting up pressure on Hamas. Negotiations on Gaza's future have stalled over Hamas's refusal to disarm. After the ceasefire agreement in October, the Israeli military held 53%, but it has gradually taken more territory, sometimes simply by moving concrete blocks with which it marks the boundary. Earlier this month, Netanyahu disclosed that Israel had increased its control to 60%.