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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lorenzo Tondo and Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Israel to ‘seize more ground’ and warns Hamas it will annex parts of Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk through Gaza Strip
An IDF handout shows Israeli soldiers patrolling an unidentified area of the Gaza Strip on Friday after renewed bombardment. Photograph: Israel Defense Forces/Reuters

Israel’s defence minister said he had instructed the military to “seize more ground” in Gaza and threatened to annex part of the territory unless Hamas released 59 Israeli hostages still held in the devastated territory.

Israel Katz’s warning on Friday came as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensified the new offensive launched on Tuesday, when a wave of airstrikes shattered the truce that had brought a fragile and relative calm since mid-January.

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