Israel is “carving up” the Gaza Strip in a bid to pressure Hamas into freeing hostages and will establish a new corridor, parallel to the Egyptian border, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said with the army escalating ground operations in the south.

Last month, the Israeli military retook control of the Netzarim Corridor, which splits Gaza in two in the north, as part of the 19 January ceasefire deal. View on euronews

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, he described it as the Morag corridor, using the

Israel's parliament has passed a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary.

Israel has vowed to escalate the nearly 18-month war with Hamas until the terrorist group returns dozens of remaining hostages, disarms and leaves the territory.