Netanyahu declares the ground invasion of Gaza

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Netanyahu publicly stated that Israel will militarily occupy the entire Gaza Strip, expanding operations across all sectors, including areas where hostages are believed to be held.

“The decision has been made… Hamas won’t release more hostages without total surrender, and we won’t surrender.” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/5/israels-netanyahu-has-decided-on-full-occupation-of-gaza-reports-say

“We intend to, in order to assure our security, remove Hamas from there… enable the population to be free of Hamas.” https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-07/netanyahu-confirms-israel-intends-to-militarily-occupy-all-of-gaza.html