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Analysis in Mondoweiss by Qassam Muaddi arguing that Israel's continuation of daily strikes and territorial expansion in Gaza despite the October 2025 ceasefire reflects not a failure of implementation but a political necessity for any Israeli government in power. The article documents that all 2 million Palestinians in Gaza have been concentrated into approximately 128 square kilometers, less than one-third of the Strip's surface. After the ceasefire, Israel progressively expanded the Yellow Line to encompass close to 70% of Gaza. Drawing on interviews with analysts Hani al-Masri and Adel Shadid, the piece ties the escalation to Netanyahu's political survival ahead of the October 2026 Knesset elections and argues that no successor government would reverse it. The analysis argues that Israel's genocidal war has not stopped, but only lowered in intensity, with reconstruction blocked and crossings closed. Recommended for researchers studying the political logic of Israel's continued occupation and territorial expansion in Gaza during the ceasefire, providing a structural analysis of why Israeli governments have incentives to perpetuate rather than to resolve the crisis in Gaza.
