Netanyahu announces Gaza occupation plan with close attention to timing

Israeli premier’s plan hoped to squeeze Hamas for concessions, please far right and comes 10 days before Trump visitIsrael to expand military operations in Gaza to establish ‘sustained presence’The announcement of Israel’s plan to launch imminently a new, expanded offensive in Gaza and to retain the territory it seized is a significant moment, at least in terms of public rhetoric.Throughout the nearly 19-month war, Israeli troops have carried out large and frequently bloody operations that have covered all except central parts of Gaza, but they have largely restricted their permanent presence to a buffer zone around 1km deep along the devastated territory’s perimeter and two relatively narrow east-west corridors. Continue reading...

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