Netanyahu Says Israel to Take Over All Gaza, Start Aid Flows

WATCH: Netanyahu says Israel will take over the entire Gaza Strip. Paul Wallace reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Alisa Odenheimer, Ethan Bronner, and Galit Altstein

May 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM UTC

Updated on

May 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM UTC

Israel will take over the entire Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, as the military announced it would carry out an “unprecedented attack” on Hamas.

Netanyahu said that, alongside the increased attacks, Israel would start allowing aid into Gaza again after stopping it in early March in a bid to make Hamas release hostages and surrender.