"According to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, almost 65,000 Palestinians - most of them women and children - have been killed since Israel's offensive began after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack."
"Over the last week, the Israeli military increased its airstrikes in Gaza City and flattened dozens of high-rise buildings it claimed were used by Hamas for military purposes. At the same time, the Israel Defense Forces have called on the million Palestinians in Gaza City to leave and move south to "humanitarian areas." The IDF says around 300,000 Palestinians have left Gaza City so far."
"Israel's top security chiefs - IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and the heads of Mossad, Shin Bet and military intelligence - advised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching the operation. They warned it could: Endanger the lives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza. Lead to heavy IDF casualties. Fail to dismantle Hamas. Force Israel into direct military rule over Gaza's 2 million residents."
Almost 65,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed since Israel's offensive began after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. Over the last week Israeli forces intensified airstrikes in Gaza City and flattened dozens of high-rise buildings said to be used by Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces have ordered roughly one million Gaza City residents to move south to "humanitarian areas," and report about 300,000 have left so far. Massive airstrikes were followed by tanks entering the city according to Palestinian press reports. Senior Israeli security chiefs warned the operation could endanger hostages, produce heavy IDF casualties, fail to dismantle Hamas, and force direct Israeli rule over Gaza's two million residents. The offensive occurred hours after Marco Rubio met with Prime Minister Netanyahu, with Rubio characterizing Hamas as dedicated to violence and noting responses may not be solely diplomatic.
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