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The IDF has stepped up its military operation in Gaza, with tanks and troops entering neighborhoods of Rafah and seizing control of the Morag route , dividing Rafah from Khan Yunis. PM Netanyahu says the escalation is designed to exert pressure on Hamas to release the hostages. But will this happen? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the developments in Gaza with Res Brig Gen Yossi Kuperwasser, the head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and the former head of research at the IDF’s Military Intelligence unit. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.