Dan M. Berger is an award-winning reporter covering the Israel-Hamas War, related issues in the United States, and other foreign affairs. He has covered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his presidential campaign, and the 2022 midterm elections, including Georgia's governor and Senate races. He is a veteran of print newspapers in Florida and upstate New York and now lives in the Atlanta area.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army intends to remain indefinitely in areas of strategic import in Gaza and elsewhere along its frontiers.
Gazans’ rare protests against Hamas, which is known to be ruthless in its suppression of dissent, were motivated by fear of losing their land, analysts say.