Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits troops in the Gaza Strip and says Israel will not withdraw from its positions. Standing near the so-called “Yellow Line,” a demarcation of areas under Hamas and Israeli military control, Netanyahu tells soldiers: “We control the area. We are not retreating. We are staying on this line.”
Vanguard and Middle East Eye both report the same remarks during the trip. Free Malaysia Today adds that Netanyahu claims Israel controls about 60% of Gaza and says Israel will continue fighting Hamas. All three accounts frame the comments as a signal of continued operations rather than a planned pullback, with reporting attributed to AFP in at least one outlet.
The outlets differ mainly in the added emphasis on the reported control estimate and ongoing fight, but they agree on the core message: Netanyahu publicly assures troops that Israel will remain in place near the Yellow Line during the war.
