Israeli forces have expanded control of Gaza by about 11 percent beyond the Yellow Line agreed in a United States-brokered ceasefire in October 2025. Netanyahu instructed the army to reach control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, stating that forces already control 60 percent and that the directive is to get to 70 percent. The Yellow Line maps previously sent to aid organizations indicated control of 64 percent of Palestinian territory rather than 53 percent. Palestinians cannot access about two-thirds of Gaza due to occupation. Continued bombing persists despite a nominal truce, with near-daily attacks and at least 2,400 violations counted from October to April. An air raid killed at least 10 people, including four children, and wounded 20 others, while humanitarian conditions remain critical for displaced families.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli army to expand its control of the Gaza Strip to 70 percent, according to remarks aired by Israeli media. At this point, we are fully in control of 60 percent of the territory of the Gaza Strip and my directive is to get to 70 percent, Netanyahu said in footage recorded by Channel 12 and aired on Thursday. When someone in the audience shouted that Israel should take the entire besieged enclave, the prime minister said we are going in order, according to The Times of Israel. First 70 percent, he said without disputing that a complete takeover could take place. We'll start with that."
"The Israeli army had in mid-March quietly sent maps to aid organisations showing it had already expanded its control to about 11 percent beyond the so-called Yellow Line demarcating areas of the enclave occupied by Israeli troops. That line was agreed in a United States-brokered ceasefire in October 2025. That meant it controlled 64 percent of the Palestinian territory, instead of 53 percent. Due to the Israeli army occupation, Palestinians cannot access about two-thirds of Gaza."
"Despite the nominal truce reached last year, Israeli bombing in Gaza continues with near-daily attacks. An Al Jazeera tally from October to April counted at least 2,400 Israeli violations. Earlier on Thursday, health authorities said an Israeli air raid killed at least 10 people, including four children, and wounded 20 others. According to the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs' (OCHA) latest report, the humanitarian situation for civilians in Gaza remains critical, with displaced families living in overcr"
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