Israel has seized about 1,000 sq km of territory since Hamas’s October 7 attack as Benjamin Netanyahu forged a new, more aggressive military doctrine in the wake of the nation’s worst security failure.
Israeli forces have established positions in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, taking control of land equivalent to roughly 5 per cent of Israel’s 1949 borders, according to FT calculations.
While the approach of Netanyahu’s far-right government has been cheered by ultranationalist settlers, who have long sought to expand Israel’s borders, the offensives have displaced millions, destroyed urban areas and sparked deep unease in the region.
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