Israel knocked out internet and communications in the Gaza Strip in stepped-up bombardment Friday night.
The Israeli army says its ground forces are “expanding their activity” in the Gaza Stripknocked out internet and communications in the Gaza Strip in stepped-up bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from contact with each other and the outside world and creating a near-blackout of information, as the military said it waswhere it has vowed to crush the ruling Hamas militant group after its bloody incursion in southern Israel three weeks ago.
Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said ground forces were “expanding their activity” Friday evening in Gaza and “acting with great force ... to achieve the objectives of the war.” Israel says its strikes target Hamas fighters and infrastructure and that the militants operate from among civilians, putting them in danger.
More than 1,400 people were slain in Israel during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, according to the Israeli government, and at least 229 hostages were taken into Gaza. Palestinian militants have fired thousands of rockets into Israel, including one that hit a residential building in Tel Aviv on Friday, wounding four people.
His comments pointed to a potentially grueling and open-ended new phase of the war after three weeks of relentless bombardment. Israel has said it aims to crush Hamas’ rule in Gaza and its ability to threaten Israel. But how Hamas’ defeat will be measured and an invasion’s endgame remain unclear. Israel says it does not intend to rule the tiny territory but not who it expects to govern — even as Gallant suggested a long-term insurgency could ensue.
Throughout the night, explosions shot bursts of orange flame on the horizon over Gaza City, briefly illuminating clouds of white smoke hanging in the air from previous airstrikes. Some of the blasts came in tight groups, apparently hitting the same location, with fireballs followed seconds later by a burst of loud bangs.
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