US EditionIsrael vows 'hurricane' of strikes on Gaza to force Hamas to accept surrender demand
- On September 8, 2025, Israel announced it would intensify airstrikes over Gaza City as a final warning to Hamas, describing the assault as a "mighty hurricane."
- This escalation follows Hamas's October 2023 attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and triggered Israel's major offensive on Gaza City last month.
- Israel demands Hamas free all remaining hostages, totaling 48 living and dead, while Hamas insists on a clear war end and troop withdrawal before releasing them and continues to hold some hostages as leverage.
- US President Donald Trump warned Hamas this ceasefire proposal is their "last chance," and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Gaza would be destroyed if Hamas does not surrender and free hostages.
- The continued hostilities have devastated Gaza, killing over 64,000 Palestinians and displacing hundreds of thousands amid mounting international calls for ceasefire and negotiations.
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Israel bombards Gaza City as UN probe accuses it of ‘genocide’
Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned only days may be left for a diplomatic solution. A United Nations probe, meanwhile, charged Israel with committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the
Israeli military’s evacuation order sparks panic in Gaza City, as they threaten ‘mighty hurricane’ unless Hamas returns hostages
Israel's military on Tuesday ordered Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of a new offensive, after Israel warned it would step up its military attacks in the strip in a "mighty hurricane" if Hamas does not free the last hostages it holds.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is demanding that the "terrorist group" Hamas release hostages and lay down its weapons or Gaza will be destroyed and Hamas wiped out, the Times of Israel reports.
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