According to a report based on the analysis of satellite images and other visual information sources, the newspaper revealed that the occupying Israeli army controls 26 percent of the area in the Gaza Strip. It was stated that the activities of the occupying Israeli army in the occupied territories are quite diverse, emphasizing that military bases are being expanded, infrastructure works are being carried out and new roads are being built.
The report shared information that an unnamed senior officer stated that the lands seized in the Gaza Strip were “an ongoing occupation attempt.” It was stated that this situation allowed Israel to occupy and control Gaza in the long term. It was emphasized that after about nine months of war, the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the south of the Gaza Strip had become permanent.
Haaretz newspaper has shown that Israeli soldiers have set up synagogues in some places in the Gaza Strip and even called for settlements in videos shared on social media. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claim that settlements in the Gaza Strip are key to Israel’s security.
