Israeli Military Initiates Ground Offensive to Occupy Gaza City: Report
The Israeli Defense Forces began a multi-month operation in Gaza City targeting Hamas infrastructure, with 300,000 residents evacuated and ongoing efforts to mitigate civilian presence.
- The Israeli military conducted multiple airstrikes on September 14, 2025, targeting high-rise buildings used by Hamas in Gaza City while calling civilians to evacuate surrounding areas.
- These strikes occurred as part of the ongoing operation Gideon's Chariots II, following preparations including assembly of hundreds of tanks and armored personnel carriers along Gaza's northern edge.
- IDF forces struck multiple towers, including the 'Unknown Soldier' Tower in the Rimal neighborhood, which Hamas used for intelligence and observation posts against Israeli troops.
- Approximately 300,000 residents have evacuated Gaza City, yet thousands remain, complicating military operations that could last several months, with the IDF emphasizing slow, staged advances under heavy protection.
- The strikes and ground preparations aim to degrade Hamas’s military capacity, but ongoing humanitarian challenges persist, evidenced by resumed water supply lines and increased aid demand in southern Gaza.
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Israeli Military initiates ground offensive to occupy Gaza City: Report
The Israeli military commenced a ground offensive to take control of Gaza City, according to Axios. This follows an airstrike against Hamas leaders in Qatar, marking an escalation in military operations throughout the Middle East.


(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = The American online media outlet Axios reported on the 15th that the Israeli military has begun a ground offensive to take control of Gaza City, the largest city in the Gaza Strip.
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In Gaza, the Israeli army is intensifying its deadly attacks on the ravaged Palestinian enclave, especially on the city of Gaza. The residential towers that were still standing are shelled one after the other. While the Hebrew state systematically destroys the last vital arteries of the city in a comprehensive strategy of erasing the last aspects of Palestinian life, civilians have no choice but to flee.
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