US EditionIsrael's Defense Minister Says Gaza City Could Be Destroyed
- On Aug 22, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Gaza City, Gaza Strip could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel's terms, following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authorization to seize the city.
- Israel's security cabinet approved this month a plan to seize Gaza City, Hamas's military and governing stronghold atop an extensive tunnel network shaping the assault.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported at least 62,192 Palestinians killed, while the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said famine is occurring in Gaza City amid fighting and blockade.
- With ground troops already active, a wide-scale operation in Gaza City could start within days, the logistics of evacuating hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians are daunting, and 50 hostages remain in Gaza, about 20 believed alive.
- International leaders warned Israel's plans to expand fighting risk forcing roughly 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip farther south, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
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Israel vows to 'destroy' Gaza City after laying out demands of final ultimatum
Israel has vowed to "destroy" Gaza City unless Hamas agrees to three of the country's demands in a major ultimatum. The country has demanded Hamas disarm, release all remaining hostages and end the conflict on Jerusalem's terms.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote on social media: "Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas's murderers and rapists in Gaza - until they agree to Israel's conditions for ending the war, primaril…
According to Minister of Defense Katz, Israel's plans to deploy the army in Gaza City are approved. He threatened Hamas with the destruction of the city if it did not release the hostages and did not agree to their disarmament.
Israel plans to take the city of Gaza, where there are still about one million people, and the offensive has been approved, but there is a problem.
Israel says Gaza City will be destroyed if Hamas rejects ceasefire
Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel’s terms. Earlier this week, Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal by Arab mediators, almost identical to the one Israel accepted before talks stalled last month.
Netanyahu orders the occupation of Gaza City and negotiations to free the hostages. Katz threatens: if Hamas does not disarm and release the prisoners, Gaza will be destroyed as the Sahel and Beit Hanoun
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