Israel steps up ground offensive in Gaza
The operations of the Israeli military aim to take areas to be included in the « Israeli’s security zone », according to Katz, writes among other things Haaretz. However, he does not define how large land areas will be.
As part of this, civilians will be evacuated from certain areas. At the beginning of the week, an evacuation order was announced that applies to the entire Rafah and a large part of the area up against Khan Yunis.
It’s about areas where the Israeli military has not previously had ground troops, writes The Times of Israel. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli military has begun to move in the area, according to information from Palestinian sources, the magazine writes.
Katz also urges the population of Gaza to « get rid of Hamas and return the hostage ».
During the war, Israel expanded its « buffer zone », a land area on the border between Gaza and Israel. In addition, Israel has recently taken back parts of the so-called Netzarim corridor, an area that goes straight across the Gaza Strip from the border with Israel and out to the sea and used by Israel for military operations.
After an almost two -month ceasefire between the parties, the Israeli attacks were resumed against Gaza in mid -March. The reason was Hama’s unwillingness to hand over the remaining hostages, according to Israel.
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