The Israeli military launched its ground offensive Monday to occupy Gaza City, which the Netanyahu government says is aimed at rooting out Hamas, Axios quotes Israeli officials as saying. .
A senior Israel Defense Forces official said IDF ground forces entered Gaza City on Monday and more forces will join them in the coming days.
This morning Defense minister Israel Katz posted on X that “Gaza is burning,” adding that Israel is striking the “terrorist infrastructure” and fighting for the “release of hostages and defeat of Hamas.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza City is Hamas’s last major stronghold and has vowed to take control of it; the plan to do so has brought international criticism.
