Israel announces military operation expanding in Gaza to seize 'large areas'

World in focus: Israel to seize parts of Gaza in military operation expansion

Israel on Wednesday said large areas of Gaza would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population.

Israel is expanding the war with the aim of annexing parts of the coastal strip and expelling the population there. Faced with the backing of US President Trump, all restraint falls.

Israel to Expand Military Operation and Seize ‘Large Areas’ of Gaza Strip

The Israeli military operation is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on April 2. He said the offensive was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large areas that will be added to the security zones of the state of Israel,” Katz said in a written statement. He called on Gaza to expel Hamas, the terrorist group that has controlled it since 20…

Israel not only broke the cease-fire on 17 March, but its government and army also launched an even more deadly offensive than those that preceded the truce. Its goal, which is now on display, is to seize a larger part of the territory and leave the Gazans.

Israel looks to carve up Gaza with new 'security corridor'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across Gaza as the country said it planned to…

The Jewish State plans to take over "vast areas" of the devastated Palestinian territory, which it is planning to integrate into its safe areas...