The decision to expand operations in the enclave went against the recommendations of the military.
International allies and families of hostages condemned Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to take control of Gaza City, with the British prime minister calling it “wrong.”
Time and again, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has pledged to defeat Hamas by force. The decision to capture Gaza City repeats a strategy that has failed in the past.
The fighting has stopped in the southern city of Sweida, three weeks after a deadly eruption of violence. But the area remains tense as clashes continue beyond the city.
Two were seized after Israel and the United States attacked Iranian targets in June, and two others have been held since 2024.
Global outrage at the Netanyahu government’s actions has grown since the war began, and the suffering of children in the enclave has accelerated the disdain.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israel’s conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.
After a long silence, prominent Israelis and activists are increasingly raising alarms about potential war crimes being carried out by the government.
After a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement, a water crisis is battering Iran.