Israel expands military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, orders evacuation amid ceasefire collapse | World News

Israeli Defence Miner Israel Katz has announced a major military expansion of its forces in Gaza on Wednesday and said that a large area of the region would be seized and “incorporated into Israel’s security zones,” as the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas collapsed.
The statement miner Katz further added that the military operation in Gaza would involve a “large-scale evacuation of Gaza’s population from combat zones,” CNN reported.
The Israeli military’s spokesperson had earlier called the residents to evacuate their homes in Gaza’s southern Rafah area and move towards the northern region.

Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu, at the start of the Government meeting:
“This morning, I am going to going to discuss the three H’s: First of all Hamas, then Hezbollah and then the Houthis.
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— Prime Miner of Israel (@IsraeliPM) March 30, 2025
Israel Katz said that the action Israeli forces is to “crush and clear the area of terrors and terror infrastructure, while seizing large areas that will be incorporated into Israel’s security zone.”
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Katz said that a large-scale operation would be launched to evacuate the population from fighting areas and called on Gazans to eliminate Hamas and return Israeli hostages, adding that it was the only way to end the war.
Palestinian girls dressed for Eid al-Fitr celebrations walk next to destructions in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
However, the statement Israel’s defence miner did not elaborate whether any extra Israeli troops will be involved in the expanding and evacuating operations.

Israel and Hamas paused their hostilities on January 19 after signing a ceasefire agreement and hostages were returned in the due course of time, while Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
But on March 18, Israel announced it was restarting its offensive against Gaza due to the militant group not respecting the US -backed truce agreement.Story continues below this ad
Israeli Prime Miner Benjamin Netanyahu has earlier said that application of military pressure on Gaza based Hamas militant group is the best possible way to bring back the 59 hostages.
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