Al-Shawa pointed out that when the ceasefire began on October 10, 2025, the Army controlled 53 percent of the region, but that figure has currently increased to 60 percent.

The activist stated that the expansion includes large residential areas, from the southern city of Rafah to Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun in the north, as well as the eastern areas of Gaza City, where the military forces continues its operations of destruction and expansion.

He explained that the Israeli Armed Forces used the ceasefire to expand into Palestinian residential areas in the coastal enclave.

Al-Shawa underscored that more than 2.2 million people live in an area of no more than 90 square kilometers, which has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in that territory.

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