US EditionPalestinians flee Gaza City as Israel says it launched ground assault amid global outcry
- On September 16, 2025, Israeli forces initiated a large-scale ground offensive into Gaza City following intense bombing throughout the night.
- This offensive responded to plans targeting Hamas's main stronghold and came amid rising conflict casualties and urgent warnings about a shrinking window for ceasefire negotiations.
- The campaign involved continuous air raids that devastated residential neighborhoods and set parts of Gaza ablaze, while Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz and US Secretary of State Rubio both emphasized the importance of dismantling Hamas and securing the release of hostages.
- Rubio cautioned that Hamas has a very limited timeframe to agree to a ceasefire, emphasizing that there is no longer the luxury of months and that only a matter of days or a few weeks remain. He called on Qatar to play a key role in facilitating negotiations.
- The ground offensive has intensified humanitarian concerns as thousands flee, with the EU and UK warning it will worsen civilian suffering and risk hostage safety amid ongoing violence.
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Israel says it launched an expanded ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, defying international condemnation, as Palestinians fled in waves from the enclave's largest urban area amid increasing bombardment.
Palestinians Flee From Gaza City as Israel Launches Land Attack Amid World Outrage News Channel 3-12
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Israel claims that it launched an expanded ground attack on Gaza City on Tuesday, defying international condemnation, while Palestinians were fleeing in waves from the enclave’s largest urban area in the midst of an increasing bombing. The long-anticipated incursion began on the outskirts of the city, according to Israeli officials, where Israeli forces accelerated their air strikes and the destruction of high-rise towers…
Attack from heaven and earth, many under the rubble in the last city of the Strip. Netanyahu: "Whoever condemns us is hypocritical"
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Israeli military moves in
JERUSALEM — Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from almost two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped with mattresses and other belongings that clogged…
Trump’s Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza Escalation
When Israel prepared in early 2024 to mount a military assault on the densely populated Gaza city of Rafah, Biden administration officials attempted to shape the operation, threatening to block the shipment of American weapons unless Israel developed a “credible and executable” plan to protect civilian lives. It has been a different story under President Trump as Israel began a punishing ground offensive into a densely populated Gaza City on Tue…
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