Netanyahu orders army to take control of 70 percent of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 28 that he had ordered the country's military to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, in defiance of the terms of a fragile ceasefire that took effect in October.
"We are currently squeezing Hamas. We now control 60 percent of the territory in the strip," he said at a conference in an occupied West Bank settlement, according to a video aired by Israel's Channel 12 network.
He said the military had controlled 50 percent of Gaza under the terms of the ceasefire, adding: "My directive is to move to... 70 percent".
"We're squeezing them from all (sides). We'll deal with what's left afterwards."
