Netanyahu Says Israel Will Take Over Gaza as It Allows Food Into Enclave

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country’s forces would take control of the entire Gaza Strip, after his government agreed to end a monthslong blockade by allowing limited aid to enter the enclave.

Netanyahu’s remarks on Monday followed the Israeli military’s announcement of what it called a major expansion of ground operations in Gaza aimed at pushing Hamas to return the remaining hostages held in the enclave and demilitarize. The move came after a wave of hundreds of airstrikes in recent days targeting what the Israeli military said was the U.S.-designated terrorist group’s infrastructure.