JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday announced expanding its military campaign on the Gaza Strip with the aim to seize more territories in the course of its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave.
In a statement, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed that the army is expanding its offensive against the Hamas group, under which he said the army will clear areas “to capture extensive territory that will be added to Israel’s security areas.”
Katz added that the military campaign will expand and include wide-scale evacuations of Palestinians in the areas of the army’s operations.
In a statement, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz claimed that the army is expanding its offensive against the Hamas group, under which he said the army will clear areas “to capture extensive territory that will be added to Israel’s security areas.”
Katz added that the military campaign will expand and include wide-scale evacuations of Palestinians in the areas of the army’s operations.
In the past two days, the Israeli army issued several evacuation orders to Palestinians from areas in northern and southern Gaza, exacerbating the humanitarian conditions of people.
Israel began a surprise aerial campaign on Gaza on March 18 and has killed since more than 1,000 victims and injured over 2,000, shattering a January ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
Before the resumption of its genocide in Gaza, Israel also closed Gaza crossings in early March, preventing entry of humanitarian aid and goods to people in the Palestinian enclave.
More than 50,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Israel’s military onslaught since October 2023, most of them women and children.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
In the past two days, the Israeli army issued several evacuation orders to Palestinians from areas in northern and southern Gaza, exacerbating the humanitarian conditions of people.
Before the resumption of its genocide in Gaza, Israel also closed Gaza crossings in early March, preventing entry of humanitarian aid and goods to people in the Palestinian enclave.
More than 50,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Israel’s military onslaught since October 2023, most of them women and children.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave. — Agencies
