Israel significantly expands its control over Gaza since ceasefire began — newspaper

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · May 25, 2026 · 338 words

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The article reports on the Israeli army's expansion of control in the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire established in October 2025. It discusses the ongoing challenges regarding the disarmament of Hamas and the role of the Board of Peace in governing the territory.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 10

Techniques found 1

Topics 3

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Coverage gap: Low Right coverage

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Center83%

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What happened

Since the ceasefire was established in the Gaza Strip in October 2025, the Israeli army has expanded its control over the territory from 53% to 59% and has established at least seven new outposts, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Why it matters

According to the newspaper, as it expands the territory under its control, the Israeli army continues to uncover underground tunnels belonging to the radical Palestinian movement Hamas and to demolish buildings in Gaza.

Common ground

At the same time, the Israeli military has also taken control of the Salah al-Din road, which runs from north to south in Gaza.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Since the ceasefire was established in the Gaza Strip in October 2025, the Israeli army has expanded its control over the territory from 53% to 59%”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the expansion of control. A web search result from May 3, 2026, explicitly states Israel expanded occupation to 59% of Gaza, and another source mentions a ceasefire on October 10, 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli Air Force conducted numerous concerted aerial bombardment campaigns on the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war until the enactment of a ceasefire in October 2025. Since then, less frequent stri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1956, the Gaza Strip was captured by Israel from Egypt for a period of four months during the Suez Crisis before returning it back to Egypt in March 1957 due to heavy international pressure. Israel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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“the Israeli army... has established at least seven new outposts”

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Web search results confirm the establishment of new outposts. One source mentions '32 Outposts' and another mentions 'new military barriers and outposts being built across Gaza' confirmed by satellite imagery from The Guardian.

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“the Israeli army continues to uncover underground tunnels belonging to the radical Palestinian movement Hamas and to demolish buildings in Gaza”

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Strong evidence from multiple web search results confirms the ongoing discovery and demolition of Hamas tunnels in Gaza, including specific mentions of tunnels in Beit Hanoun and Rafah in February 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the wake of the October 7 attacks that sparked the Gaza war, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted 251 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip, including children, women, and elderly pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_hostage_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched coordinated armed incursions on Israel from the Gaza Strip. However, the Gaza–Israel conflict precedes the 2023 attacks. As of May 14, 2026 ove…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war

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“the Israeli military has also taken control of the Salah al-Din road, which runs from north to south in Gaza”

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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that Israel moved the line forward to intersect with the Salah al-Din Road, Gaza's main north-south artery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza–Israel barrier (sometimes called the Iron Wall) is an Israeli border barrier located on the Israeli side of the Gaza–Israel border. Before the Gaza war, the Erez Crossing, in the north of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza–Israel_barrier

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“On October 9, 2025, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar, the US, and Turkey, Israel and Hamas agreed to implement the first phase of the US president’s peace plan”

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Wikipedia's 'Gaza peace plan' entry confirms a multilateral agreement led by US President Donald Trump. TASS also reports the specific date of October 9, 2025, and the mediation of Egypt, Qatar, the US, and Turkey.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle Eastern crisis is an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability in the Middle East as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. It has primarily consisted of co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

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“The following day, a ceasefire took effect in the Gaza Strip”

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Multiple web search results confirm a ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — The ceasefire took effect on 16–17 April 2026, following continued exchanges of fire in the hours leading up to its implementation. Israeli officials stated that forces would remain deployed inside so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago · Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country. The US Central Command (Centcom) said Iranian missile sites and boat…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g44yl7q70o

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago · What is happening on the diplomacy front? The US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire on April 8, but a lasting peace has yet to take hold, with negotiations and de-escalation efforts still u…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/us-strikes-iran-aga…

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“Israeli troops withdrew to the so-called "yellow line," retaining control over more than 50% of the Gaza Strip’s territory”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention the 'yellow line' (or 'Yellow-Line') and that it left the military occupying more than half of Gaza (specifically citing 'just more than half' and '58%').

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 3, 2025 ... Israeli troops have laid yellow blocks down on the ground in Gaza, marking the parts of the Palestinian enclave — just more than half of the ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-yellow-line…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 13, 2026 ... Instead of withdrawing from Gaza, Israel has imposed a so-called "Yellow-Line," leaving its military occupying 58% of Gaza and forcibly ...
https://www.facebook.com/FreedomFlotillaCoalition/posts/inst…

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web search NEUTRAL — The blockade became indefinite after the 2007 Hamas takeover. Egypt also began its blockade of Gaza in ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip

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“On January 22, representatives from 19 countries signed the Charter of the Board of Peace”

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No evidence was found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references regarding the 'Charter of the Board of Peace' or the signing on January 22.

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“The Board of Peace was established as part of the Gaza Strip peace settlement”

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No evidence was found regarding the establishment of a 'Board of Peace' as part of a settlement.

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“The Board of Peace was established in accordance with an agreement between Israel and Hamas to govern Gaza”

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No evidence was found regarding an agreement between Israel and Hamas to establish a 'Board of Peace' to govern Gaza.

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