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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced at a cabinet meeting on the 7th that approximately 100000 Palestinian civilians have left Gaza City as the Israeli military expands its operations.
According to a statement released earlier that day by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu said at the meeting that the Israeli military is clearing the infrastructure and buildings of Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip, and is striking the last stronghold of the Gaza Strip - Gaza City. Currently, about 100000 civilians have left Gaza City.
Netanyahu also stated that he is well aware of the "cost" Israel has paid in the diplomatic field, but he insists on eliminating the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), releasing all detainees, and ensuring that the Gaza Strip "no longer poses a threat to Israel".
On the 7th, the Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement saying that they attacked a high-rise building in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip. According to the military, Hamas militants have set up intelligence gathering facilities and observation posts in this building.
Defense Force spokesperson Efi Devlin stated on the 4th that the Israeli military has taken control of 40% of Gaza City and will expand and strengthen military operations in the coming days. The plan for the Israeli military to take over Gaza City, approved by the Security Cabinet in early August, has sparked condemnation and opposition both domestically and internationally.
In the early stages of the Israeli Palestinian conflict that broke out in October 2023, the Israeli army and Hamas engaged in intense fighting in Gaza City, leaving most of the area in ruins and causing many residents to evacuate. After the Israeli army began bombing other areas of the Gaza Strip, many people returned to Gaza City. Of the approximately 2 million population in the Gaza Strip, about 1 million people currently reside in Gaza City. |
