Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu indicates plans for full Israeli takeover of Gaza Strip
NBC Newsยท2025-08-05 12:59
It marks a major expansion of Prime Minister Netanyahu's war goals. His office had said that he's decided to occupy all of the Gaza Strip, including places where hostages may currently be held. And the IDF says it already controls the majority of Gaza.But this this would be a major expansion and escalation, and it could complicate any negotiated deal to free those remaining hostages, of whom there thought to be about 20 still alive. Those talks recently broke down and that prompted a change in strategy from ...