No safe place left in Gaza as Israel’s ‘humanitarian zones’ shrink

Prof. Kobi Michael: Israel’s latest measures are aimed at pressuring Hamas — not to reduce the size of the Gaza Strip for the sake of annexation or something like that.

Still, it was likely that Israel would maintain control of buffer zones and seized territory indefinitely, or at least until Hamas’ rule in Gaza is brought to an end, with a new system of authority ushered in.

We are still in a war against Hamas. And this is part of the war.

No safe place left in Gaza as Israel’s ‘humanitarian zones’ shrink.

Published in NBC NEWS, May 04, 2025.