"After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military announced Tuesday that its expanded operation in Gaza City "to destroy Hamas' military infrastructure" has begun and warned residents to move south. The announcement by Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee followed Defense Minister Israel Kataz's statement that "Gaza is burning" and further escalated the Israel-Hamas war as any potential ceasefire feels even further out of reach despite weeks of diplomacy."
""We think we have a very short window of time in which a deal can happen," Rubio said. "We don't have months anymore, and we probably have days and maybe a few weeks so it's a key moment an important moment." "Our preference, our No. 1 choice, is that this ends through a negotiated settlement," he added, while acknowledging the dangers an intensified military campaign posed to Gaza. "The only thing worse than a war is a protracted one that goes on forever and ever," Rubio said."
Israeli forces launched an expanded operation in Gaza City aimed at destroying Hamas' military infrastructure after heavy overnight airstrikes, and residents were ordered to move south. Defense Minister Israel Kataz declared "Gaza is burning," signaling an escalation that makes a ceasefire appear more distant despite ongoing diplomacy. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio departed Israel for Qatar to seek talks with the emir after a recent Israeli strike killed five Hamas members and a local security official. Arab and Muslim states condemned the strike but avoided major action, while Egypt intensified its rhetoric toward Israel. Rubio warned that only a short window remains for a negotiated settlement and cautioned against a protracted war.
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