Netanyahu vows to increase Israel's control of Gaza to 70%

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 29, 2026 · 263 words · By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi

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What to know about Netanyahu vows to increase Israel's control of Gaza to 70%

“Right now, we are tightening the grip on Hamas,” Netanyahu said Thursday.

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What happened

“Right now, we are tightening the grip on Hamas,” Netanyahu said Thursday.

Why it matters

“We are now in 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to increase Israel's control of the Gaza strip to 70%.

Common ground

“Right now, we are tightening the grip on Hamas,” Netanyahu said on Thursday at the Jordan Valley Conference in the occupied West Bank.

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 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The dead included five children and an elderly person, as well as a Hamas militant, local reports said.”

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Multiple sources, including reports citing Shifa Hospital, confirm the casualties included five children, an elderly person, and a Hamas militant.

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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 — On 7 October 2023, a large escalation of the Gaza–Israel conflict began with a coordinated offensive by multiple Palestinian militant groups, led by Hamas, against Israel. A number of countries, inclu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January to 18 March 2025, during the Gaza war. It include…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Gaza_war_ceasefir…

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Claim 2: “Palestinians in Gaza City gathered on Thursday for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday.”

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Multiple reports confirm that at least 10 people were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City on Wednesday, with funeral prayers held on Thursday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when about 200,000 of the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza–Israel_conflict

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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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Claim 3: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to increase Israel's control of the Gaza strip to 70%.”

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Multiple independent web sources report that Netanyahu directed the IDF to increase control of the Gaza Strip to 70%.

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…

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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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Claim 4: “Netanyahu said on Thursday at the Jordan Valley Conference in the occupied West Bank.”

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Three separate web sources (Sky News, Yahoo News Canada, and another news report) explicitly state that Netanyahu spoke at the Jordan Valley Conference in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

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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 — The Jordan Valley (Arabic: غَوْر الأُرْدُنّ, romanized: Ghawr al-Urdunn; Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַיַרְדֵּן, romanized: Emek HaYarden) forms part of the larger Jordan Rift Valley. Unlike most other river valley…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Valley

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The annexation of the West Bank, or parts thereof, to Israel has been considered by Israeli politicians since the area was captured and occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Annexation of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_Israeli_annexation_of…

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Claim 5: “the Israel Defense Forces said it had killed the newly appointed leader of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Odeh, in a strike on northern Gaza.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the IDF stated it killed Mohammed Odeh, the newly appointed leader of Hamas' military wing, in a strike in northern Gaza.

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have killed more than 72,800 people in Gaza, according to its health ministry, whose figures the UN considers reliable. The latest Israeli attack on Gaza comes after 31 people were kill…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwppj1yn7go

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces killed Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas' military wing, in an airstrike in northern Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces.Haddad was eliminated by an Israeli Air Force strike…
https://www.foxnews.com/world/israel-eliminates-head-hamas-m…

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Claim 6: “The Israeli military said the strikes had targeted two Hamas militants.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the Israeli military stated that the strikes in northern Gaza targeted two Hamas militants.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... The Israeli military said Wednesday evening it had launched strikes in the northern Gaza Strip, targeting two Hamas militants. Thousands of ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hamas-confirms-that-israe…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... Hamas says Mohammed Odeh was killed alongside his wife and two children in a strike on a residential building.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwppj1yn7go

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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... ... Wednesday, saying it targeted two Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip. Gaza health officials said at least four people were killed ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY4lLtMj9T9/

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Claim 7: ““We are now in 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip."”

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Multiple independent sources (Krdo, FMT, and other web search results) confirm that Benjamin Netanyahu stated Israeli forces now control 60% of the Gaza Strip.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Blockade of the Gaza Strip refers to Israeli and Egyptian restrictions on movement and goods in the Gaza Strip that began in the early 1990s. After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

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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 2005, Israel disengaged from the Gaza Strip by dismantling all 21 Israeli settlements there. Nonetheless, the Gaza Strip has continued to be regarded by the United Nations, many other internationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_disengagement_from_the…

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Claim 8: “More than 20 people were injured in the strikes, according to Shifa Hospital.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly attribute the report of more than 20 people being injured in the strikes to Shifa Hospital.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... More than 20 people were injured in the strikes, according to Shifa Hospital. Video from the scene showed flames pouring from an upper-floor ...
https://www.newstimes.com/news/world/article/gaza-mourns-10-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2026 ... ... injured in Tuesday's strike on a market in ... More than 20 people were wounded, including several children, according to Shifa hospital.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hamas-confirms-that-israe…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... It said several other people were wounded in the strike. An Associated Press reporter saw ambulances streaming into the hospital and counted the ...
https://www.facebook.com/yahoonews/posts/israeli-strikes-kil…

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