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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is in no mood to give up on Hamas, and has ordered an increase in renewed attacks to force the release of hostages. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its forces had resumed a ground operation in the central and southern Gaza Strip, a day after air strikes killed at least 48 Palestinians.
Israeli army begins ground operation
The Israeli military said its operation extended Israel's control over the Netzarim corridor, which divides Gaza in two, and was a "concentrated" maneuver aimed at creating a partial buffer zone between the enclave's north and south. Palestinian militant group Hamas said the ground operation and incursions into the Netzarim corridor were a new and dangerous violation of a two-month-old ceasefire agreement.
Preparations for firing into Israeli territory detected
The United Nations said one foreign employee was killed and five staff were wounded in an attack on a UN site in central Gaza City on Wednesday. Gaza's health ministry attributed the attack to Israel, but Israel denied it, saying it hit a Hamas site where it detected preparations to fire into Israeli territory.
Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that if the hostages in Gaza are not released, Israel will take action with such intensity that you have never seen before. On Wednesday, 20 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in military action for the second day. 400 people were killed a day earlier.
The army dropped leaflets in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip
The army said that the site in northern Gaza that was targeted was where Hamas was preparing to attack Israeli territory. The army dropped leaflets in the Gaza Strip's Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis areas. It also warned that your life is in danger here. Evacuate it immediately. Meanwhile, in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Jordan's King Abdullah called for the ceasefire to be restored.
59 hostages still held by Hamas
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed. 251 people were taken hostage. After this, Israel launched a military operation in Gaza to wipe out Hamas.
More than 48 thousand Palestinians were killed in Gaza during this campaign that continued for 15 months. In January, an agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire for six weeks and the release of hostages. Hamas still has 59 hostages in its custody.
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