"After a night of constant and intense bombardment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced the start of an intensive operation in the city. Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Gaza is burning and that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is striking the terrorist infrastructure with an iron fist to create the conditions necessary for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas."
"The offensive has been launched despite the fact that, after two years of continuous forced displacement and with no safe place now left to flee to, most of the one million people who were estimated to be living in the capital remain there. The IDF estimates that only between 300,000 and 400,000 have evacuated, amid bombardments and exorbitant prices for transport out of the city by car or donkey."
The Israeli army launched a ground offensive to take control of Gaza City while more than half a million civilians remain in the city. After intense overnight bombardment, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an intensive operation and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the IDF is striking terrorist infrastructure to enable hostage release and defeat Hamas. An Israeli military source said the offensive entered its main phase with two mobilized divisions and additional forces to join for a combined, gradual movement. The IDF estimates only 300,000–400,000 people have evacuated amid bombardments and exorbitant transport prices, and an Arabic‑speaking IDF spokesman warned Gaza City is a dangerous combat zone. A UN commission concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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