The Israeli Defense Ministry announced the expansion of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

On April 12, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced his intention to expand the combat zone throughout the Gaza Strip.

"The IDF's activities will soon spread to most of Gaza, and you will have to evacuate," the Israeli news portal Ynet quoted him as saying.

In addition, Katz said that Israel had turned the territory in the Gaza Strip into a "security zone" in which the city of Rafah was completely located. According to him, this is the only way to end the war, she added."Газета.ги ".

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Earlier, on April 2, Katz announced the expansion of operations in the Gaza Strip. He also called on the residents of the enclave to act without delay in order to overthrow the Palestinian Hamas movement and return the hostages.

On March 18, the IDF announced the resumption of military operations against Hamas in Gaza. As a result of the Israeli airstrikes, more than 1,000 people were injured and over 300 were killed. The media also said that Israel had warned the administration of US President Donald Trump in advance about the resumption of attacks on Gaza.