# Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Not Retreat From Gaza Despite Control

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in Gaza that Israel will not withdraw and controls 60% of the enclave.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on September 2, 2026, during a visit to the Gaza Strip that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave. [^1]

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu order the dismantling of 40 Palestinian memorials in the Occupied West Bank. [^2]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officially announced on August 3, 2026, that it had destroyed and occupied two Hezbollah underground routes in the Ali al-Tahrir region of southern Lebanon. [^3]

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials, and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with state support. [^4]

The Israeli army alleged that the suspicious aerial target crossed from Lebanese territory into northern Israel. [^5]

The Israeli army announced that interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target. [^6]

Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israeli forces control 60% of the Gaza Strip while continuing operations to eliminate terrorist threats. [^7]

Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the objective is to disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza so it no longer poses a threat to Israel. [^8]

Israeli forces captured Muein al Arabi, the head of the internal security apparatus of Hamas, near his residence in the Gaza Strip. [^9]

Netanyahu declared that Israeli forces currently control 60% of the Gaza Strip and will not stop eliminating terrorists who threaten Israel. [^10]

Netanyahu stated that he recently ordered the army to expand its control to 70% of the enclave, a percentage higher than allowed under the ceasefire agreement that took effect in October 2025. [^11]

The Prime Minister insisted that soldiers will remain in their positions until the full disarmament of Hamas is verified. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on September 2, 2026, during a visit to the Gaza Strip that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave. (La Tercera, News)
2. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu order the dismantling of 40 Palestinian memorials in the Occupied West Bank. (Hyperallergic, News)
3. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officially announced on August 3, 2026, that it had destroyed and occupied two Hezbollah underground routes in the Ali al-Tahrir region of southern Lebanon. (동아일보, News)
4. A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials, and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with state support. (Deccan Herald, News)
5. The Israeli army alleged that the suspicious aerial target crossed from Lebanese territory into northern Israel. (middleeasteye.net, News)
6. The Israeli army announced that interceptors were launched toward a suspicious aerial target. (middleeasteye.net, News)
7. Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Israeli forces control 60% of the Gaza Strip while continuing operations to eliminate terrorist threats. (La Tercera, News)
8. Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the objective is to disarm Hamas and demilitarize Gaza so it no longer poses a threat to Israel. (La Tercera, News)
9. Israeli forces captured Muein al Arabi, the head of the internal security apparatus of Hamas, near his residence in the Gaza Strip. (La Tercera, News)
10. Netanyahu declared that Israeli forces currently control 60% of the Gaza Strip and will not stop eliminating terrorists who threaten Israel. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
11. Netanyahu stated that he recently ordered the army to expand its control to 70% of the enclave, a percentage higher than allowed under the ceasefire agreement that took effect in October 2025. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
12. The Prime Minister insisted that soldiers will remain in their positions until the full disarmament of Hamas is verified. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)

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