Gaza's 60% figure comes from Netanyahu himself, which means it's a political number as much as a military one. Israeli forces have repeatedly cleared and re-entered the same territory since October 2023, so "control" in Gaza has never meant what it means on a conventional map.
Israel says it struck a target in Gaza aimed at Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the military chief of Hamas. The IDF described him as one of the masterminds behind the October 7 attacks.
Under the blazing sun in Gaza’s Muwasi area of Khan Younis, girls of different ages line up between rows of tents to practice boxing, throwing punches at worn punching bags and makeshift training pads fashioned from plastic poles and padded tarps.