Israel’s message to Palestinians to “get out” of Gaza came less than 24 hours after Hamas threatened to execute Israeli hostages one-by-one if warnings about air strikes on Gaza were not made.
Israel has continued to pummel Gaza in its campaign to crush Hamas, razing entire neighbourhoods while warning Palestinians that its retaliatory action will only become more severe.threatened to execute Israeli hostages one-by-oneMore than 200 targets were hit by airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday before Hamas sent rockets raining down on Israel’s Iron Dome mobile air defence system in one of the militant group’s most sustained barrages in the conflict so far.
The sustained rocket fire highlighted Hamas’ willingness to dig in for a long war, while Israel escalated its response with its own relentless strikes, including firing at the only formal exit point on Gaza’s southern border. Despite the rhetoric, the Israel Defence Forces said dozens of fighter jets had targeted high-rise buildings in the Gaza City neighbourhood of Rima and that the military had largely gained control in the south and had restored full control over the Gaza border.
The military has conducted the largest mobilisation effort in its history, including flying reservists home from overseas, while construction is under way for a new defence base to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers near the Gaza Strip.“It’s not going to be clean,” Hecht said, adding that many more deaths should be expected. “We are going to go very, very aggressively against Hamas. We should all change the paradigm.
More than 1000 Israelis had been killed since Saturday, with more than 3400 Israelis injured. Retaliatory strikes on Gaza had killed at least 770 Palestinians and wounded more than 4000 by Tuesday. Netanyahu vowed that the offensive in the Gaza Strip “has only started” and that authorities were taking every step to find more than 130 hostages being held.
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