-Fair Use- The Hope of Israel [44 minutes] More than 60% of the Gaza Strip is now under Israeli military control, according to Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, head of the IDF’s Central Command, marking a significant expansion beyond the territory Israel was authorized to retain temporarily under the October 2025 ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Bluth also said the IDF has established a security buffer protecting Israeli communities near the Gaza border, with two divisions deployed in the area. “A cross-border raid like the one that occurred nearly three years ago is no longer possible,” he said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in May that he had instructed the military to bring 70% of the Gaza Strip under Israeli control. https://worldisraelnews.com/idf-controls-more-than-60-of-gaza-central-command-chief-says/ 
IDF controls more than 60% of Gaza, Central Command chief says: