An investigation by the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" revealed that the Israeli army currently controls 26 percent of the Gaza Strip after about nine months of war. The report, published on Wednesday, relied on satellite images, military sources, and other information sources. The key findings of the investigation are as follows:
- The Israeli army's activities in the seized areas are diverse, including the establishment of bases, building infrastructure, and constructing roads.
- A senior Israeli army officer, familiar with the developments of the war, stated that the land seizure in the heart of Gaza is "an attempt for continuous occupation of the strip."
- Military operations are providing support for advocates of resettlement in Gaza, thereby creating conditions for a new reality and long-term Israeli control over the area.
- After nearly nine months of war, the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents to southern Gaza has become permanent.
- In strategic locations from which residents fled, "the Israeli army has occupied and leveled buildings to the ground."
- The army has created a buffer zone surrounding the Gaza Strip, almost leveling all existing buildings within it and preventing Palestinians from entering.
- The army has controlled the Philadelphi Corridor on the border, aiming to "prevent Hamas from reaching Egypt," also leveling many buildings there.
- Political leaders in Israel are pushing for the continuation of the war, while the "Hamas" movement demands Israel's withdrawal from the "occupied territories and an end to the war."
