Tuesday briefing: Israel expands operations in Gaza

Plus, Kiwis are returning to Wellington.
ImagePalestinians fled Khan Younis yesterday towards Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip.Credit...Mahmud Hams/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Israel expands its operations in Gaza
Israel yesterday expanded its military campaign against Hamas in southern Gaza, with armored vehicles closing in on its main city and strikes hitting urban areas.
Israel has been signaling for days that it is preparing a ground invasion of the south, where, according to it, Hamas fighters and commanders are hiding. The Israeli military said its ground and air troops “continued to operate in the Gaza Strip” but did not provide details on the location of its operations. Here's the latest news.
Israel again asked civilians to leave parts of Khan Younis, the region's largest city, and head further south , particularly towards Rafah, on the Egyptian border. Aid agencies, however, warned that shelters in the south were already overcrowded.
“The level of human suffering is intolerable,” said the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, visiting Gaza on Monday. “It is unacceptable that civilians have no safe place to go in Gaza, and with a military siege in place, there is also no adequate humanitarian response currently possible. »
Nuclear concerns: A Times visual analysis found that a rocket launched from Gaza on October 7

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Tuesday briefing: Israel expands operations in Gaza

Plus, Kiwis are returning to Wellington.

Palestinians riding a donkey cart alongside a camel carrying luggage and personal effects.

Israel expands its operations in Gaza

Israel yesterday expanded its military campaign against Hamas in southern Gaza, with armored vehicles closing in on its main city and strikes hitting urban areas.

Israel has been signaling for days that it is preparing a ground invasion of the south, where, according to it, Hamas fighters and commanders are hiding. The Israeli military said its ground and air troops “continued to operate in the Gaza Strip” but did not provide details on the location of its operations. Here's the latest news.

Israel again asked civilians to leave parts of Khan Younis, the region's largest city, and head further south , particularly towards Rafah, on the Egyptian border. Aid agencies, however, warned that shelters in the south were already overcrowded.

“The level of human suffering is intolerable,” said the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, visiting Gaza on Monday. “It is unacceptable that civilians have no safe place to go in Gaza, and with a military siege in place, there is also no adequate humanitarian response currently possible. »

Nuclear concerns: A Times visual analysis found that a rocket launched from Gaza on October 7