Israeli forces say they have'split Gaza in two' UN agencies call for greater humanitarian access. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on the 6th local time that the Israeli army is carrying out a major blow to the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Israel has completely surrounded Gaza City and divided the Gaza Strip into two, he said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said that Israel will continue to operate in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip until victory. According to the United Nations, nearly 150.<> million people have been displaced since the outbreak of the current round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.