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After two years of constant bombing and ground attacks, Israel’s future in Gaza seemed to be settled with the signing of the peace plan by the President of the United States Donald Trump on October 9, 2025.
Under the agreement, the Israeli army had to withdraw from the rear of the planned “Yellow Line”, maintaining control of 58 percent of the territory, and their complete withdrawal to be established on a date to be determined.
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That removal did not happen. In fact, in the months since, and killing at least 922 people in daily attacks on the compound during the “ceasefire”, Israel has increased its share by about 11 percent.
According to information collected in March, it also established 32 military units, ground barriers and infrastructure that were supposed to last for a short period of time.
Since October last year, many humanitarian organizations, incl OxfamHe has accused Israel of increasing the suffering of the people in Gaza by blocking the delivery of aid and other essential goods.
Then, on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will seize more territory in Gaza, telling the meeting: “Right now we are pushing Hamas; we now control 60 percent of the Strip – you know this. We were at 50. My advice is to go …,” he said, taking a short break, “one of 10!”
“Let’s go slowly,” he replied, “First, 70. Let’s start with that.
Al Jazeera contacted the Israeli Prime Minister’s office for comment, but they did not respond by press time.
Can Israel just seize more land in Gaza?
“If Israel’s main goal is to control the entire Gaza Strip, we are talking about an illegal annexation,” Michael Becker, a professor of international human rights law at Trinity College in Dublin, told Al Jazeera.
“As the International Court of Justice reaffirmed the 2024 advisory opinion, the annexation is a violation of the law against the expropriation of territories by force.”
However, so far, since the beginning of its war in Gaza in October 2023, the Israeli army has killed at least. 72,819 men, women and children in Gaza, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
By 2025, Israel launched a it has been confirmed hunger in the enclave and now he is ruined almost all the materials necessary for life to exist. It has done all this without receiving international sanctions and continues to participate in many international sports and entertainment competitions – even protests.
The hope that the US can impose its content on Israel seems unfounded. Since declaring an end to the war in October last year, the US has failed to act as Israel has expanded and established its presence in Gaza, restricting access to nearly two-thirds of its residents. April 2026.
Al Jazeera also contacted the US State Department for comment, but they did not respond at the time of publication.
Can the people of Gaza survive in such a reduced territory?
It’s hard to say. Several organizations, including the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have expressed concern over how the remaining Gazans will continue to survive in the dwindling area.
Israel’s answer to this is simple. “The plan for free immigration to Gaza will be implemented, both on time and in the right way,” Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in a statement marking the killing of Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh on Wednesday this week.
“Free migration” is a term used by several Israeli government ministers, including Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. Observers generally agree that this means the purification of the enclave.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense did not respond to questions about this from Al Jazeera.
Are any of these valid?
No.
“The idea of removing Palestinians from Gaza forever is a forced deportation and a violation of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination,” Becker said. The principle of independence acts as a “cornerstone” of the UN Charter, he said.
However, Becker said, the attention of foreign countries has now changed from the problems in Gaza to the US and Israel’s war in Iran, as well as Israel’s actions in Lebanon, where it has been moving in large areas in the south of the country.
“Although the Trump administration may be willing to give up on Israel’s interests in seeking to end the dangerous and illegal war that the United States has launched against Iran, the United States seems to have lost interest in Gaza or forcing the Netanyahu government to exercise restraint.
