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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Israel is ‘seizing territory’ and will ‘divide up’ Gaza, Netanyahu says

A woman cries as other people inspect site of bombing
People at the site of an Israeli bombing in Khan Younis on Wednesday. Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is “seizing territory” and intends to “divide up” the Gaza Strip by building a new security corridor, amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory.

“Tonight, we have shifted gears in the Gaza Strip. The [Israeli army] is seizing territory, hitting the terrorists and destroying the infrastructure,” the prime minister said in a video statement on Wednesday evening.

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