Netanyahu Vows Deeper Push Into Gaza City
Israeli forces aim to dismantle Hamas by capturing Gaza City's last stronghold amid calls for evacuation; around 100,000 residents have left, according to officials.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military was deepening its assault in and around Gaza City as air strikes flattened two high-rises, declaring, `We are destroying terrorist infrastructure, we are demolishing identified terror towers`.
- Netanyahu framed the operation as necessary to defeat Hamas and recover 48 hostages after their Oct. 7, 2023 attacks killed about 1,200 and kidnapped 250.
- Israeli aircraft dropped thousands of leaflets over western Gaza City urging evacuation; around 100,000 residents have left while 900,000 remain, fueling humanitarian concerns.
- Israeli protesters marched on Saturday opposing Gaza City conquest, with Edith saying `I am mortified by the fact that the Israeli army is conquering Gaza right now`; Netanyahu acknowledged diplomatic costs amid mounting casualties.
- Brigadier-General Israel Shomer said he hoped fighting would end before the war's second anniversary, although Hamas rejects releasing hostages unless Israel halts the war, amid rising UN-designated famine concerns.
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Netanyahu vows fast victory over Hamas while top general hedges
As his troops and tanks close in on Gaza City, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a swift victory over Hamas even as one of his top generals suggested the war could last at least another year.
Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced this Sunday an expansion of military operations in and around Gaza City, with the declared objective of taking this city from the northern Gaza Strip.Netanyahu indicated that some 100,000 inhabitants have already left this city, the main Palestinian enclave. According to recent UN estimates, about one million people live there and around it.The Israeli army claims to control 40% of t…
Netanyahu Vows Fast Victory Over Hamas While Top General Hedges
With his troops and tanks closing in on Gaza City, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a swift victory over Hamas even as one of his top generals suggested the war could last at least another year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday an expansion of military operations in and around Gaza.
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