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Israel's military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza

The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X that it had mobilised troops for "Operation Gideon's Chariots" to seize "strategic areas" of the strip.

Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry officials say Israeli attacks have killed around 250 people since Thursday.

Israel imposed an aid blockade on the strip in March after the breakdown of a two-month ceasefire. Donald Trump, the US president, said on Friday that "a lot of people were starving" in Gaza.

The Israeli military did not use the operational name in similar posts on its English-language X .

It said it would not stop operating "until Hamas is no longer a threat and all our hostages are home", and had "struck over 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip" in 24 hours.

Israel has intensified its bombardment and built up armoured forces along the border despite growing international pressure to resume ceasefire talks and end its blockade. The launch of the operation appears to suggest all efforts have failed.

The Times of Israel said that "Gideon's Chariots" - a reference to a biblical warrior - would see the IDF take and control territory, move civilians to the south of the strip, attack Hamas and prevent it from taking control of aid supplies.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, earlier this month said that Israel was preparing an "intense entry into Gaza" to capture and hold territory.

His government said that it would not commence until Trump had completed a tour of the Middle East. The US president left the region on Friday.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has warned that Israel's recent escalation could be considered a breach of international law.

"This latest barrage of bombs, forcing people to move amid the threat of intensified attacks, the methodical destruction of entire neighbourhoods, and the denial of humanitarian assistance underline that there appears to be a push for a permanent demographic shift in Gaza that is in defiance of international law and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing," he said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was "troubled" by the situation.

Victoria Rose, a British reconstructive surgeon working at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that her team were "exhausted" and had all lost a "considerable amount of weight".

"The children are really thin," she said. "We've got a lot of youngsters whose teeth have fallen out."

"A lot of them have quite significant burn injuries and with this level of malnutrition they're so much more prone to infection and they've got so much less capacity to heal."

A UN-backed assessment published on Monday found Gaza's population to be at "critical risk" of famine.

The Israeli government has repeatedly rejected claims there is a food shortage in Gaza.

Israel launched a military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the group's cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. Hamas still holds 57.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7geg3lvz1o

Hmm

That's how to deal with people that banditary and terrorism.

Hmm

Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing indeed

Terrorists and land grabbers.

Hamas don buy market from deaf and dumb wey no dey hear anything. 😂😂

Make dem leave dis people for at least one year make dem settle the scores between demselves once and for all

Israel will know no rest till the end of time.

Israel pls show mercy

What a pity. What a calamity on the innocent Gazans because of the foolishness of Hamas. Why not let go of the hostages and let peace be restored?

Everyone had rested earlier in the year believing that peace had come to stay. Hamas foolishness began to taunt the Israelis and claimed that they defeated Israel. Hezbollah had been silenced in a matter of weeks. Syria was swept aside and Bassar defeated. The Iraqi side went quiet, but Hamas still continued to choose the difficult part.

Donald Trump called Gaza “prime land”. He has interest in making Gaza an extension of the USA, tly benefitting with Israel. Hopefully this carnage can come to an end quickly and Hamas swept aside for complete peace in Gaza and the Westbank.

Lol.... Israel made a mistake of giving it back but this time nothing anyone in the world will say that will make them give it back.

It's now obvious that this constant fight is not about land, it's just about eliminating the Jewish people.

Historically, Israel has always survived off other people’s land.

If you people don't want a two state solution then get ready to leave Gaza.

Just the way sultan of Sokoto and Muslims leaders like Buhari and Dangote in Nigeria are using and funding boko haram terrorists to chase non-muslim Nigerians from their ancestral lands

Sad!
Let there be an end to the world itself.

Humans are animals while animals are human.

The question, Is Hamas enjoying the chaos or what?
Release the hostages and let the war end. After all, na you start the war.

When Hamas strikes (which always fail) terrorists sympathizer will be happy.

When Israel strikes back, you will start seeing hate speech

SKYHIGHfx:
Israel pls show mercy

An eye for an eye.

iykofias:
Historically, Israel has always survived off other people’s land.

Historically, other people surrounding Israel always see Israel's existence as a threat and so, provoke Israel to fight for their existence.

Live and let live. That's the rule of Peace.

When you breathe, allow others to breathe.

FAFO

Fire on, Israel.

The best gift to terrorist is hit them really hard and prevent them from having the ability to attack again if not it would only take a matter of time for them to attack again nigeria shiuld learn from this

For an everlasting peace to reign, Israel must Capture and control the Gaza strip.

Israel the Hitler of our time.

No two states solution...This would mark the end of their existence.......No more Hamas or Gaza or even Palestine...Israel would end up occupying the whole Middle East ...Keep the war going
Houthis dey collect their own share of bombardments from Ameri can Airforce

Bwilliam:
If you people don't want a two state solution then get ready to leave Gaza.

The major threat to world peace is Iran. They sponsor every Jihadists in the world including Bokoharam.

P1PrinceKT:
Israel the Hitler of our time.

Are you saying you don't have the right to defend your own existence?

Israel will be put to shame

Gbadebo19:
Hamas don buy market from deaf and dumb wey no dey hear anything. 😂😂

This is the funniest comment ever! 😂😂🤣🤣

Very bad times for TERRORISTS .
The Hates of Hell are opened in Gaza.

Operation"Gideon Chariots", the Ground Invasion of Gaza has begun.
Lots of TERRORISTS are being delivered go the Virgin Quaters.
Muhammad Sinwar, the current Hamas TERRORISTS leader and brother to former Hamas Leader has been ELIMINATED and delivered to his Virgins, just was like done to his brother.

In the next few weeks/ Months , gaza will be completely gone go ISRAEL.

TERRORISM HAS A PRICE!!!

Land gra.b.bers.
Children kil.l.ers.
Gen.ocid.al state.
Upon all the israhell atrocities over the years,Gazans and Palestinians in general didn't fold.

Adolf Hitler of our time.
A failed mission