IDF taking Gaza territory, as Hamas refuses to release hostages, Netanyahu says

(JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces is seizing territory in the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’s refusal to release the remaining 59 hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday.

“Last night in Gaza, we switched gears,” the premier said in a Hebrew-language video statement. “The IDF is seizing territory, striking the terrorists and destroying the infrastructure.”

“We are also doing something else. We are seizing the Morag Corridor,” he said, calling the security strip “an additional Philadelphi Corridor.”

Netanyahu has repeatedly stressed the need for the IDF to re...