Netanyahu orders Israeli forces
to expand Gaza control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that
he directed the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)
to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing
70% of the Palestinian territory

Expansion in control would
contradict terms of ceasefire
agreed between Israel and
Hamas in Oct 2025 after
two years of war

MEDITERRANEAN
SEA

ISRAEL
GAZA STRIP
EGYPT

Deir
al-Balah
North
Gaza
Gaza
City
Khan
Younis
Rafah

Salah al-Din
Road

5km
3 miles

Israeli troops
meant to stay
in area between
Israel and
ÒYellow LineÓ

May 28: Statement by Benjamin
Netanyahu comes as negotiations
on future of Palestinian enclave
have stalled over HamasÕ refusal
to disarm and IsraelÕs near-daily
strikes in Gaza

Yellow Line Ð IDF withdrawal
line as of Oct 2025

Expansion of IDF control as
of May 2026 (determined by
construction of berms and
movement of concrete blocks
marking Yellow Line)

Sources: Forensic Architecture, Reuters
Picture: Getty Images
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