Israel expanding military operation to capture ‘large areas’ of Gaza Strip

Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip is 'expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel'

Wed, 02 Apr, 2025 - 07:47

Associated Press reporters

Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory, the country’s defence minister said on Wednesday.

Israel Katz said in a written statement that Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip is “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel”.