Israeli troops have recaptured part of the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza as part of a targeted ground operation, deploying an infantry brigade along the enclave's perimeter. This comes after a wave of airstrikes killed over 400 people in Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu emphasized that military actions against Hamas would increase intensity, and negotiations for a ceasefire have stalled. Hamas condemned the Israeli military's return to the corridor, citing it as a violation of prior agreements that allowed for Palestinian movement between the northern and southern parts of Gaza.
The military said the ground troops entered Gaza to "expand the security zone and create a partial buffer" between the northern and southern parts of the territory, much like it did during the course of the war, when it isolated the north for more than a year.
Israel carried out a series of strikes Tuesday that killed more than 400 people across Gaza in the predawn hours, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military would act against the Palestinian militant group Hamas "with increasing intensity."
Negotiations will take place only under fire," he said in an address, referring to the ceasefire talks that collapsed after the first phase of an agreed-upon truce with Hamas expired on March 1.
Hamas on Wednesday condemned the return of Israeli forces to the Netzarim Corridor, a band of military checkpoints south of Gaza City, calling it a "new and dangerous violation" of the ceasefire agreement.
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