Israel is ‘seizing territory’ and will ‘divide up’ Gaza, Netanyahu says

Prime minister says Israel will build a new security corridor to isolate parts of the strip in major escalation

Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is seizing territory" and intends to divide up" the Gaza Strip by building a new security corridor, amid a major expansion of aerial and ground operations in the besieged Palestinian territory.

Tonight, we have shifted gears in the Gaza Strip. The [Israeli army] is seizing territory, hitting the terrorists and destroying the infrastructure," the prime minister said in a video statement on Wednesday evening.