(Israel is an abomination, an affront to God himself, and will be hated for generations to come by decent people across the globe for this.)
from the New York Times
The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it had launched a ground incursion into Gaza City overnight, embarking on a risky operation to take control of a key urban area even as hundreds of thousands of Palestinian residents remain there.
The ground operation and intensifying Israeli bombardment risks deepening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, in a nearly two-year-long war that has already killed tens of thousands of people. Palestinians in Gaza City described scenes of panic as Israel pounded the area with heavy airstrikes.
“We are all terrified,” said Montaser Bahja, a former schoolteacher sheltering in an apartment in western Gaza City near the coast. “Death would be more merciful than what we’re living through.”
The operation has been building for weeks, with Israel saying that a takeover of the city was necessary to prevent Hamas from regrouping and planning future attacks. The plans for the ground assault drew fierce international criticism and dimmed hopes for a cease-fire agreement with Hamas that would free some of the hostages that the militants are holding...
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