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Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70%

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70 per cent of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast. Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by Israel’s two-year military assault that followed the 2023 Hamas ‌attack on southern Israel. Under an October US-brokered truce that has...

28 May 2026, 23:40 UTCSource: South China Morning Post

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⚠️ This is a probabilistic forecast, not a guarantee. Accuracy is measured only on resolved scenarios; monitor confirmation indicators below.
A
Escalation79% model probability

Here are three scenarios based on the provided event trigger and cascade analysis data:

Confirmation indicators

  • Increased rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas sites, and a statement from the UN condemning the escalation.
Horizon: 7–30 days
B
Status quo15% model probability

Here are three scenarios based on the provided event trigger and cascade analysis data:

Confirmation indicators

  • Increased rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas sites, and a statement from the UN condemning the escalation.
Horizon: 7–30 days
C
De-escalation6% model probability

Here are three scenarios based on the provided event trigger and cascade analysis data:

Confirmation indicators

  • Increased rocket fire from Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeting Hamas sites, and a statement from the UN condemning the escalation.
Horizon: 7–30 days