Israel has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages, the defense minister said Saturday, following days of intensive strikes.
Israel has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages, the defense minister said Saturday, following days of intensive strikes across the territory that killed hundreds of people. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Operation Gideon Chariots was being led with « great force » by Israel’s army, per the AP. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed earlier in the week to escalate pressure on Hamas with the aim of destroying the militant group that has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades.
