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Israel has begun first stages of its planned assault on Gaza City, says Israeli military spokesman

  • On Wednesday, Israel initiated preliminary operations around Gaza City, with IDF troops securing its outskirts and mobilizing 60,000 reservists for an expanded military campaign.
  • The operation follows nearly two years of conflict triggered by Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, with Netanyahu directing to shorten timelines to defeat Hamas.
  • The offensive is expected to displace thousands of Palestinians amid severe food shortages and humanitarian aid expansions, while Israelis face declining soldier morale and calls for broader military drafts.
  • Effie Defrin stated, "we'll do our best not to harm the hostages," emphasizing intelligence use to protect them amid ongoing hostage negotiations and pressure on Hamas.
  • The operation and settlement expansions have sparked domestic protests and international condemnation, underscoring severe regional instability and uncertainty about conflict resolution.
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The Israeli announcement of the invasion of the city of Gaza (it is not clear why we should call it "Gaza city") represents the point of no return in the operation that Tel Aviv started after 7 October. It is not on that day, however, that the occupation of the Palestinian Territories has begun, nor the Palestinian resistance or the daily persecution of the Palestinians. Not on 7 October 2023 military operations against the Strip (among the most…

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The Palestinians fled from the streets of Gaza, while Israel announced that the first stages of the offensive began. The Israeli army began to climb over Gaza, where it already controls the peripherals. A million Palestinians live now...

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Arizona Daily Sun broke the news in on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
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