US EditionIsrael Says Expanded Operation in Gaza City Has Begun, Warns Residents to Leave
The Israeli military estimates 2,000 to 3,000 Hamas militants remain in Gaza City as 350,000 residents have evacuated amid escalating conflict and mounting casualties.
- The Israeli military began an expanded ground offensive on September 16, 2025, targeting Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, urging residents to evacuate south.
- The operation followed weeks of intense Israeli bombardment and months of diplomacy amid the ongoing conflict sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.
- About 350,000 residents or 40% of Gaza City's population have fled despite overcrowding and costly transport, while Israeli troops mobilized multiple divisions to dismantle Hamas infrastructure.
- A UN-appointed independent panel alleges that Israel's actions in Gaza amount to genocide, a charge strongly rejected by Israel as misleading, even as global condemnation intensifies and Egypt intensifies its rhetoric by labeling Israel as an "enemy."
- The offensive has caused heavy casualties, strained humanitarian conditions, and drawn global condemnation, with EU leaders pressing Israel to change course and families pleading for a halt to the operation.
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On the evening of Monday, 15 September, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a ground attack on the city of Gaza, the previous few days with heavy air strikes, and several high-altitude buildings claimed by the Israeli army to have been used for military purposes by Hamas terrorists, followed by infantry and tanks.
Israel's army has begun a major offensive in Gaza City. How dangerous is the operation, what does it mean for the hostages? An expert speaks plainly.
IDF says Hamas turned Gaza City into ‘largest human shield in history’
The spokesperson urged residents to move away from combat zones. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that ground operations in Gaza City have entered a new stage, with combined air, land, and intelligence units pressing deeper into the Hamas stronghold. Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the IDF spokesperson, said the offensive reflects a “new phase of the operation” focused on dismantling Hamas’ core military and…
This is Israel’s ultimatum to Hamas after the entry of the first troops by land into Gaza City. After five weeks in the suburbs, and after Marco Rubio’s visit to Jerusalem, the Army yesterday received a green light to advance through the streets of Gaza City, where at least 500,000 people remain. The movement came accompanied by a brutal bombing on a day that left more than a hundred dead and panic images among civilians desperate to find a way …
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