Gaza Strip shrinking as Israel expands control

By seizing large swathes of the Gaza Strip, Israel is redrawing the map of the Palestinian territory, one of the most densely populated places on Earth, making it increasingly “unlivable”.

On Wednesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military has transformed vast areas representing 30 percent of Gaza into buffer zones and displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

Agnes Levallois, lecturer at the Foundation for Strategic Research, said that leaving the buffer zones cleared and…

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News Source: www.al-monitor.com

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