Israel Pushes Deeper Into Gaza as Netanyahu Warns of Losing Allies over Looming Famine. Here’s What We Know
- Over the weekend starting May 2025, Israel initiated a new ground assault named 'Gideon's Chariots', deploying forces throughout both the northern and southern regions of Gaza.
- The offensive followed days of intense airstrikes and came after failed ceasefire and hostage deal negotiations during Donald Trump's recent Middle East visit.
- Israel announced it would allow a basic amount of food into Gaza to prevent famine amid an 11-week blockade exacerbating a humanitarian crisis facing over 2.1 million people.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that if famine arose in Gaza, Israel would lose international support, including from staunch US allies providing weapons and Security Council backing.
- Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel resumed in Doha, but a proposed hostage release and ceasefire deal was denied by Hamas, leaving the conflict and humanitarian crisis unresolved.
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IDF’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots Hits 75 Gaza Targets in 24 Hours, Destroys Terror Infrastructure
IDF Spokesperson: In Operation Gideon’s Chariots, the IDF struck over 75 targets in Gaza in the past 24 hours, eliminating terrorists, destroying sniper positions, rocket launchers, weapons depots, and military buildings.
Why Israel’s New Gaza Operation Is Different
As renewed ceasefire efforts continue to falter, Israel is pressing forward with what its military is calling the “second phase” of a 19-month war with the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. Officially referred to as “Gideon’s Chariots,” the operation has given rise to reports that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was planning through the latest round of hostilities to indefinitely hold parts of Gaza, further restricting movement for H…
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Israel’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots
The latest phase of slaughter and seizure on the part of Israeli forces in Gaza has commenced. Following relentless airstrikes that have left hundreds of Palestinians dead, Operation Gideon’s Chariots is now in full swing, begun even as Israel and Hamas concluded a second day of ceasefire talks in Doha. The intention, according to the Israeli Defense Forces, is to expand “operational control” in the Strip while seeking to free the remaining Is…
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