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Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 67 words
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Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza 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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What happened

Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz tell their cabinet that Israel now controls 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.

Why it matters

Netanyahu went on to say: ‘Already 60 percent.

Common ground

This is for today.’ To which Katz responded: ‘Maybe that changed in the last hour.’ Published On 18 May 2026

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 1 claim against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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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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