Gaza residents faced an evacuation order as Israel targeted Hamas militants in the enclave with airstrikes and raids.
Last Updated:TEL AVIV—Israel is preparing a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip with one clear goal: to destroy the ability of Hamas to rule there. But Israel hasn’t offered any indication of what could happen next, and there are no good options.
Israel has signaled that a major offensive is imminent. It has sent tanks, snipers, artillery units and tens of thousands of troops to the Gaza Strip border, and told civilians who live in the northern part of the enclave—an area with a population of 1.1 million—to leave for their own safety. “We will destroy the rule of Hamas,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Tel Aviv. “We will eliminate the military capabilities of Hamas. We will make sure this threat does not exist on our borders. It will be lengthy. It will be lethal. It will be powerful. And it will be for forever.”This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.
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