A defence official said Israel was “collapsing the governance and sovereignty” of Hamas; six days of bombardment have left 300,000 Gazans homeless. Follow updates here.
Israel’s army said on Thursday that it would seek the end of Hamas in Gaza as airstrikes on the besieged enclave targeted the group’s senior leaders and caused widespread civilian casualties.
Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces, said in a televised briefing that Israel would no longer allow Hamas to exist as an entity next door. “Unlike other operations, we are collapsing the governance and sovereignty of the Hamas organisation,” he said. Israel has mobilised 360,000 reservists in recent days and armoured divisions are massing near the border with Gaza.
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