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Gaza annexation

Archaeologists from Bar-Ilan University, in cooperation with the staff officer of archaeology, excavated the site of Sartaba/Alexandrium in the Jordan Valley in February 2025. (Yodan Flaytman, staff officer for archaeology in Judea and Samaria)
May 24, 2026, 7:09 pm
West Bank, Gaza antiquities bill breaks Israel’s international obligations – legal official
As Knesset committee gears up to bring legislation for final votes in plenum, panel’s legal adviser warns it reinforces ‘creeping annexation’ claims; army also opposes it
By Rossella Tercatin
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at an event in Sa-Nur in the West Bank on April 19, 2026. (Courtesy Bezalel Smotrich)
April 19, 2026, 6:35 pm
Smotrich urges PM to order the IDF to ‘prepare for the full occupation’ of Gaza
Far-right minister repeats call for rebuilding settlements in Strip; Likud minister calls reestablishment of West Bank settlement evacuated in 2005 ‘a moment of historical justice’
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to Fox News on August 7, 2025 (Screen Capture)
August 7, 2025, 10:42 pm
Netanyahu: Israel to take military control of all of Gaza, but ‘we don’t want to keep it’
PM says plan is to capture entire Strip, remove Hamas, hand it to non-PA ‘Arab forces’; adds Israel and US agree on principles for post-Hamas Gaza, including non-Israeli civil control
By ToI Staff and Stav Levaton
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches along Gaza City, August 3, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 7, 2025, 5:30 am
Gaza takeover plan said set to last 4-5 months, focus on Gaza City, Strip’s center
Security cabinet expected to okay phased proposal despite top generals’ warnings this would endanger hostages; it would drive a million Palestinians southward, while boosting aid
By Nava Freiberg, Michael Bachner and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli right-wing activists watch the northern Gaza Strip during a rally calling for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, near the border in southern Israel, Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
July 31, 2025, 5:05 pm
Times of Israel poll: Narrow majority of Israelis oppose annexation of Gaza territory
As government reportedly threatens the move if Hamas doesn’t reach a hostage release deal, poll finds 53.2% oppose and 38.9 back it
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians gather to receive aid from a GHF aid distribution point in the so-called 'Netzarim corridor' area in the central Gaza Strip on July 30, 2025. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
July 30, 2025, 11:31 pm
Israel said to warn Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza if no hostage deal reached
Witkoff heads to region amid US concerns over Gaza aid crisis, reportedly may enter Gaza to visit GHF aid sites; Netanyahu meeting top aides to discuss Gaza talks
By Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, Jeremy Sharon, Nurit Yohanan and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli right-wing protesters gather on a hill overlooking the Gaza Strip near the border fence on July 30, 2025, during a rally to mark 20 years since Israel's withdrawal from Gaza (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
July 30, 2025, 8:48 pm
22 ministers and lawmakers demand settlement group be allowed to tour northern Gaza
Itamar Ben Gvir, Miki Zohar, Shlomo Karhi and May Golan all interested in taking part in mission to scout out locations for new settlements in ‘living heart of the Land of Israel’
By Sam Sokol
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