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Israel Prepares Full-Force Gaza Operation to Destroy Hamas

Netanyahu confirms imminent military escalation aimed at dismantling Hamas, recovering hostages, and displacing most Gaza residents.

Palestinians inspect the damage at a U.N. school used as a shelter by displaced residents that was hit by Israeli military strikes, killing more than 15 people, in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli military airstrike that hit a U.N. school, during a funeral in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi6
The body of policeman Ahmed Al-Kodra is carried for burial after he was killed in an overnight Israeli army strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 13, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Overview

  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for a full-force military operation in Gaza within days to defeat and destroy Hamas.
  • The operation aims to secure the release of 58 remaining hostages, following the recent release of Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander.
  • Israel's government has approved an expanded Gaza offensive, including a long-term military presence and a strategy to displace most of Gaza's population.
  • Netanyahu stated that while temporary ceasefires might occur, the war will not stop until Hamas is fully dismantled.
  • The humanitarian toll continues to escalate, with over 52,900 reported deaths in Gaza and widespread international condemnation of Israel's displacement plans.