Israeli Troops Will Arrive in Gaza City in “48 Hours” as Enclave Fighting Picks Up

As its forces fought Hamas in the heavily populated region on Monday, the Israeli military launched “several” strikes into Gaza, defying mounting pleas for a truce from UN relief organizations that denounced the rising number of civilian casualties in the conflict, which has been going on for a month.

Israeli army spokesperson Jonathan Conricus told CNN, “We are striking Hamas, and we are going stronghold after stronghold, according to our plan, in a systematic effort to dismantle Hamas from its military capabilities.” “We have soldiers, armor, and combat engineers on the ground. He said that efforts were concentrated on the network of Hamas tunnels, referring to it as “underground infrastructure.” “They are striking and they are also directing fire from the air,” he added.

Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said during a news conference on Sunday night that the military was conducting “widespread strikes on terror infrastructure, below ground and above it.” Four weeks after Hamas murdered at least 1,400 Israelis, Israel’s war against Hamas is on its thirtyth day. This is when Gaza is being surrounded. According to the health ministry in Gaza, which is under the leadership of Hamas, over 9,730 Palestinians have died. Over 242 troops and civilians, including international nationalities, are being held captive by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Syria.

THEY WILL ARRIVE IN 48 HOURS.

Israeli authorities predict that infantry troops will invade Gaza City within the next 48 hours. According to the daily Haaretz, Israeli soldiers are encircling Gaza City and its surroundings “from the air, land, and sea.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a fast-paced Middle East visit aimed at providing humanitarian help to the Palestinians, while Israel is still pounding Gaza. The travel has brought him to Israel, the occupied West Bank, Jordan, Iraq, and Cyprus.

Having rejected demands for a truce and supported Israel’s objective of dismantling Hamas, Blinken met with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Sunday in the West Bank. After meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, Blinken met with Arab foreign ministers on Saturday in Jordan. Netanyahu maintains that there cannot be a temporary cease-fire until all of the hostages held by Hamas are freed. According to US President Joe Biden, the humanitarian halt was moving forward.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has not wavered in his commitment that “there won’t be a ceasefire until the hostages are returned.” “Let them take this out of their vocabulary. After meeting with the military, the right-wing premier said, “We are saying this to our enemies and to our friends.” “We’ll just keep going till we succeed. We don’t have a substitute.