Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz tell their cabinet that Israel now controls 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip. Wikipedia entries confirm the identities and current roles of Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister and Israel Katz as Minister of Defense, supporting the context of the cabinet briefing.
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— Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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— Israel Katz (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּ״ץ; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas
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