Tuesday briefing: Israel expands operations across Gaza
Israel is expanding its operations throughout Gaza
Israel yesterday expanded its military campaign against Hamas in southern Gaza, moving armored vehicles closer to the capital and hitting urban areas.
Israel has been indicating for days that it is preparing a ground invasion in the south, where it believes Hamas fighters and commanders are hiding. The Israeli military said its ground forces and air force “continued to operate throughout the Gaza Strip,” but did not provide details on the location of its operations. Here’s the latest.
Israel again told citizens to leave parts of Khan Younis, the area’s largest city, and move further south, including to Rafah, on the Egyptian border. However, aid agencies warned that shelters in the south were already overcrowded.
“The level of human suffering is unbearable,” said International Committee of the Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric, who visited Gaza on Monday. “It is unacceptable that civilians do not have a safe place to go in Gaza, and a military siege currently cannot provide an adequate humanitarian response.”
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