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Netanyahu Orders 70% Gaza Seizure

Netanyahu orders a 70% Gaza push under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, straining Palestinian residents

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Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered Israel's army to expand control of Gaza to 70%, a move reported as threatening the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and worsening pressure on Palestinians already pushed into shrinking space.

  1. Frame 1Netanyahu orders a 70% Gaza push under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, straining Palestinian residents.
  2. Frame 2Ceasefire line: 53%. Later maps put Israeli control near 64%.
  3. Frame 3Near the Yellow Line, residents are told to leave homes and shelters.
  4. Frame 4During the truce, Israeli fire and airstrikes continued; more than 900 Palestinians were killed.
  5. Frame 5The order came at a West Bank settlement event before Israeli elections.
  6. Frame 6Next test: can the ceasefire survive the 70% push and two million people squeezed tighter?
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May 28, 6:25 PM EDT
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