The announcement comes after months of talks in Doha between Hamas, Israel, and mediators to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal.

Occupation would give Israel complete control of movements in Gaza, at the risk of exposure to enemy fire.

The new policy of the Israeli government is sure to draw criticism, but it is also entirely consisted with U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement in February that the U.S. would “own” Gaza, later modified to suggest the U.S. would take over after Israel had done the fighting and cleared Hamas’s terrorists and infrastructure.

Hamas has been emboldened by recent French, British, and Canadian declarations of support…

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