US EditionGaza City Ground Offensive Underway, Civilians Flee Israeli Advance
The Israel Defense Forces mobilized an additional 60,000 reservists to surround Gaza City, aiming to dismantle Hamas infrastructure and forcibly displace the population southward, officials said.
- On Wednesday, IDF spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin announced, `In accordance with the directives of the political leadership and following the approval of the plans by the Chief of the General Staff, the IDF has begun the next phase of the war, phase two of Operation Gideon's Chariots,` focused on Gaza City.
- After earlier operations secured most of Gaza, the security cabinet endorsed widening the campaign to take Gaza City, with plans to deploy five IDF divisions and approximately 130,000 reservists.
- Troops from the Nahal and 7th Brigades under the 99th Division operate in Zeitoun, the Givati Brigade advances in Jabaliya, and IDF briefings report strikes on roughly 10,000 targets dismantling terror infrastructure.
- The IDF has simultaneously launched a large-scale humanitarian effort to evacuate civilians from combat zones, while COGAT adapts southern Gaza infrastructure and the Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters coordinates hostage matters.
- Nearly two years into the war, the Israeli public shifts to weary endurance as military leadership warns victory may take months; talks remain possible as Hamas shows motivation for negotiation proposals.
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Israel starts pounding Gaza City
Israel hammered Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, as the military announced it had taken the initial steps in its push to capture Hamas's last major stronghold. The newly approved plan authorises the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. "We are advancing with the efforts toward operations in Gaza City," military…
Common Dreams
juancole.com'All Eyes On Gaza City' as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing
"The explicit goal of turning Palestine's largest city into a wasteland has nothing to do with hostages or Hamas and everything to do with genocide," said one critic.
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Gaza: Israel mobilized 60,000 reservists and launched air strikes. The offensive on Gaza City could change the war – but how?
Within three months of the offensive, the Israeli Army occupied 75% of Gaza, including regions where it had never entered. Now, the new goal is the city of Gaza, where there are almost one million people.
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