The FDI argue that the goal is to completely defeat Hamaswhich would allow the liberation of the remaining 58 hostages that Islamists have kidnapped in Gazaof which it is believed that only 20 are alive.
LOOK: How is the large -scale military operation that Israel launched to conquer Gaza
Latest High fire between Israel and Hamas He entered into force on January 19, 2025, as part of a three -phase agreement negotiated with the mediation of The United States, Egypt and Qatar.
Palestinians run to take refuge during an attack with Israeli drones in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, on May 23, 2025. (Photo of Bashar Taleb / AFP).
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This covenant contemplated an initial hostilities of six weeks, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and open negotiations in the second phase for the gradual withdrawal of the Israeli forces of the Israeli of the Gaza Strip.
However, On March 18, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu broke the truce unilaterally and resumed his attacks against Hamas in Gaza.
The war in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023, after Hamas’s attack in southern Israel, where he killed 1,218 people, mostly civilians. In addition, he kidnapped 251 people.
Currently 58 hostages remain in Gaza in the hands of Hamas. (EFE).
Israeli retaliation leaves almost 54,000 Palestinians dead, mostly civilians, according to data from the Ministry of Health of Gaza, controlled by Hamas.
A woman reviews damages at the Fahmi Al-Jawi school in Gaza City on May 26, 2025, after an Israeli attack. (Photo of Omar al-Qattaa / AFP).
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Defeat Hamas and stay in Gaza
From the Truce breakaccording to the medium Times of Israel, The IDF have deployed five divisions in Gazawhich add up tens of thousands of soldiers, And now they are in full launch of a Large -scale land offensive destined to defeat Hamas’s military wing and his civil government in the enclave.
Israeli soldiers gesture from a military vehicle on the southern border of Israel with the Gaza Strip on May 20, 2025, in the middle of the ongoing war against the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo of Jack Guez / AFP)
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As part of the offensive, The FDI plan contemplates displacing the Palestinian population to three small areas in Gaza: a new “safe zone” in the area of Mawasion the southern coast of the strip, where Israel previously declared a “humanitarian zone”; a strip of land in Deir Al-Balah and Nuseirat, in the Gaza Centerwhere the IDF have not operated with land forces; and the center of the Gaza Cityto which many Palestinians returned during the top fire earlier this year, Times of Israel reported.
According to IDF estimates, Some 700,000 Palestinians can be in Mawasi, between 300,000 and 350,000 in Center of Gaza and around one million in the city of Gaza. Thus, 2 million people will be pushed into an area that is equivalent to only 25% of the strip.
Currently, Israel’s army controls 40% of Gaza.
What comes next? Times of Israel said the FDI will capture the rest of Loopthey will clear from Hamas infrastructure, most of the buildings will demolish and will not move from those places in the short term.
The territory that will be captured by Israel will include the entire Rafah, Khan Young and the towns north of Gaza city.
In addition, Times of Israel said military sources have said that The IDF are changing their approach to try to eliminate the greatest amount of terrorists to focus on capturing territory and destroying Hamas infrastructure.
He also said that Hamas had built some 900 kilometers of underground tunnels In Gaza, but so far only 25% have been destroyed.
Israel’s army believes that it is possible LoopTimes of Israel said.
The tragedy of civilians
Hundreds of Palestinians are piled up in front of the social dining room in the city of Gaza to get limited rations of food. (EFE/ HAITHAM IMAD).
But What will happen to Gaza the day after Israel meets its goals? That question has not been answered by the government of Netanyahu.
“It is difficult to know what will happen. They have declared that they are not thinking of an annexation, which is a temporary issue, but it is not that we have many details. It is very difficult to understand what Israel intends“said a Commerce Enrique Banús, international analyst and director of the Institute of European Studies of the University of Piura.
Banús argued that This new Israel offensive has to do with Netanyahu’s obsession to achieve its initial objective at all costswhich is the total elimination of Hamas.
“Until now it has not been successful in what I wanted, which was totally dismantling Hamas, throughout the tunnel system that they have built in Gaza, among other factors. Then, It has already gone to the total destruction of Gaza, so to speak. Actually, it is as if he confessed his helplessness; It’s like saying ‘I have no other way to do it than going for everything’ “Banús said.
“It causes me surprise that with all the military potential that Israel has, it is saying that surgical operations do not serve here, but all the brutality of the world”he added.
Regarding the displacement of the population of Loop At 25% of the territory, Banús considered that the consequence will be the Increased suffering of the civilian population. “It is a really terrible situation.”
The situation of the population of Loop caused that Monday the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merzsaid that Israel can no longer justify the suffering of people with a fight against Hamas.
“What the Israeli army now does in Gaza sincerely I don’t understand what the goal is. Make the civilian population suffer in this way, as has happened increasingly in recent days, is something that can no longer be justified with the fight against Hamas’s terrorism ”said Merz.
Last week, the United Kingdom, Canada and France They had hardly criticized Israel for their intention to conquer Gaza.
Will European criticisms stop Nanyahu? Banús believes that will not happen. “For everything we are seeing, they are useless.”
“What serves is what can be done on the side of diplomacy, trying to talk, What we see are only effects of effect that governments have to do it for a moral responsibility and for being good with its citizens. But more effect is what can be done by other diplomatic channels ”, Banús held.
As for negotiations for a fire, it was reported that it was reported that Hamas accepted a new proposal of the mediators for a truce in Gaza.
“Hamas has accepted the new proposal of the American envoy Steve Witkoff, which the movement received from the mediators and emphasizes a high permanent fire in the Strip of Loop“, A source told the AFP agency.
Hours after this news, Netanyahu declared that he will soon make an announcement about the hostages.
In these last weeks, both the United States and Qatar and Egypt are struggling to get a truce. Even in Israel there are analysts who wonder how far Netanyahu is willing to tighten the rope with President Donald Trump, and if he could end up imposing a negotiated agreement directly with Hamas.
