Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Strip

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of the Palestinian territory than set out in an October ceasefire plan. His comments come as Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, and as efforts to advance the fragile truce and put a permanent end to the war appear to have stalled. “In the past two years we have shown the entire world what mighty forces are embedded in our people, in our state, in our army, in our heritage,” Netanyahu said on Thursday at an event marking Jerusalem Day. – Netanyahu says Israel controls 60 percent of Gaza Strip