In bid to control all of Gaza, Netanyahu makes 'strategic trap' warnings come true

Twenty-two months of military achievements and political failures add up to the situation now, with the security cabinet approving a plan to extend Israel's control in Gaza, starting with a takeover of Gaza City. A war that should have ended more than a year ago (and would have if the only considerations were the country's security) might drag on into more than two years of intensive fighting, adding to the military casualties, saddling the economy with a historic deficit for decades and shattering Israel's international legitimacy.

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