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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sam Kiley

Netanyahu believes he must escalate the war to avoid his own cold reckoning – so Israel will try to occupy Gaza next

When is an occupation not an occupation? When Benjamin Netanyahu orders it.

Netanyahu has agreed with his cabinet to send the Israel Defence Force into a full-scale operation against Hamas in Gaza City that he wants to lead to taking over the whole enclave – but not actually occupying it.

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