Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says the military will expand its operation in Gaza and seize “large areas” of the territory – incorporating them into what he described as “security zones,” the BBC reports.
In a statement on Wednesday, Katz said the expanded operationaimed to “destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”, and would require a large-scale evacuation of Palestinians.
It comes as local hospitals said at least 15 Palestinians were killed in the territory overnight.
The Hamas-run civil defense agency said first responders had recovered the bodies of 12 people, including children, from a home in the Khan Younis area.
