Israeli forces appeared to be holding positions inside northern Gaza on Sunday, as Benjamin Netanyahu declared the “second stage” of the country’s war to destroy Hamas had begun.
Israeli forces appeared to be holding positions inside northern Gaza on Sunday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the “second stage” of the country’s war to destroy Hamas had begun after stepping up airstrikes and ground attacks.
“Washington asks us to not do anything, but they keep giving widespread support to Israel,” he said in a post on X, in the latest escalation of rhetoric from the Islamic republic, a sworn enemy of Israel.Israel was reluctant to refer to its move into the north of Gaza as a “ground invasion”, fearing such language could further endanger the lives of more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ bloody rampage in southern Israel on October 7, during which an estimated 1400 Israelis were killed.
Almost half of Israelis also want to hold off on a full invasion, according to a poll published at the weekend in thereflecting the same concerns a full-scale invasion would be a death sentence for the hostages. Strikes at the weekend were carried out near Gaza’s largest hospital, packed with patients and tens of thousands of Palestinians seeking shelter, according to residents. Israel said Hamas rulers have a command post under the hospital.The reluctance to label military action a ground invasion also comes amid growing international concern about the mounting toll of injured and dead from Israeli bombing and increasing calls for a pause to allow aid to reach Gaza civilians.
Meanwhile, Arab Gulf states issued statements condemning ground operations and warned of “serious repercussions for the stability of the region”.
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