{"id":2079991,"date":"2023-10-26T10:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-troops-and-tanks-enter-gaza-to-prepare-the-battlefield\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:56:43","slug":"israeli-troops-and-tanks-enter-gaza-to-prepare-the-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-troops-and-tanks-enter-gaza-to-prepare-the-battlefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Troops and Tanks Enter Gaza to &#8216;Prepare the Battlefield&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisraeli-troops-and-tanks-enter-gaza-to-prepare-the-battlefield%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079991&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israeli\u2062 Troops and\u200b Tanks Enter\u2063 Gaza to &#8216;Prepare the Battlefield&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Israeli troops and tanks\u2064 launched\u200d an intense ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, striking several militant targets in preparation for an anticipated ground\u200b invasion. This comes after \u200dmore than two \u2064weeks of devastating airstrikes that have left the Gaza Strip on \u2063the\u2062 brink of a humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations \u2063has warned that it is running out\u200d of fuel in\u200d Gaza, \u200dseverely limiting relief efforts in the territory. The\u2064 situation is further exacerbated\u2062 by the complete\u200b siege imposed on Gaza since the start\u2064 of the war. The death \u200ctoll in Gaza has surpassed 7,000, according\u200b to Palestinian officials, making\u200b it the deadliest conflict in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The \u2063toll is \u2063expected \u200bto\u2064 rise even further if Israel proceeds \u200dwith its\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hamas-releases-hostages-as-us-ups-pressure\/\" title=\"Hamas frees hostages amid increased US pressure in Israel conflict.\">planned ground offensive<\/a> \u2064to crush Hamas, which\u2063 has ruled Gaza since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Ministry in Gaza reported\u200b that over 750 \u200cpeople were killed\u200b in the \u2062past\u2063 24 hours alone. However, the death toll \u2064is difficult\u200c to verify independently, as the ministry does not \u2063differentiate between civilians and combatants. The\u2062 devastating impact of the conflict was highlighted when the wife, son, daughter, and grandson of a veteran \u2064Al-Jazeera correspondent\u2063 were killed \u2064in an Israeli strike.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u200b maintains \u2062that it only targets militant\u2063 sites \u200dand accuses Hamas of operating among civilians. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants continue to launch rocket barrages into Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has vowed to dismantle Hamas&#8217; control over Gaza and prevent future\u2062 threats, while\u2063 also stating that it does not intend \u2062to \u200dreoccupy the territory. \u2064However, this task may \u2064prove challenging, as\u2063 Hamas is deeply entrenched in Palestinian society and\u2064 has a strong political and armed presence.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military conducted a ground raid, eliminating fighters and\u200d destroying militant infrastructure and missile launching positions. \u2062Simultaneously, they carried\u2064 out around 250\u200b airstrikes across Gaza, targeting tunnel shafts, rocket launchers, and\u200b other\u200d militant infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The war has \u200btaken a heavy toll on \u2063both sides, with\u2064 over 7,000 Palestinians \u200dkilled and more than 1,400 people in\u200c Israel, mostly civilians. The conflict has also escalated tensions in the \u2064region, with Israel striking military \u200dsites in Syria and engaging in near-daily\u200c fire with Iranian-backed Hezbollah across\u200d the Lebanese border.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Gaza is dire, with\u2062 the population running out of essential supplies such as\u200d food, water, and medicine. The United\u200c Nations Relief and\u2064 Works Agency (UNRWA) is\u2063 on the verge\u200c of depleting its fuel supplies, which will further exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.\u200d The agency is now faced\u2062 with the difficult decision of rationing its remaining fuel between vital \u2064services such as \u200chospitals and bakeries.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story\u200c and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-israeli-troops-tanks-enter-gaza-prepare-battlefield\/\">Israeli Troops and Tanks Enter Gaza to \u2064&#8217;Prepare the Battlefield&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has \u200cthe Israeli Defense \u2063Forces (IDF) justified their actions in Gaza, particularly in regards to minimizing civilian casualties?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c S militant positions and infrastructure\u2063 in Gaza, and that it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-defense-forces-terrorists-fired-rocket-that-killed-500-at-gaza-hospital\/\" title=\"IDF: Gaza Hospital Hit by Rocket, Causing 500+ Fatalities\">takes \u200bextensive measures<\/a>\u200c to minimize civilian casualties. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have said that they provide advance\u200b warning to civilians in targeted\u200d areas, \u200cand that they are using precision-guided weapons to ensure accuracy. However, international humanitarian organizations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-troops-and-tanks-enter-gaza-to-prepare-the-battlefield\/\" title=\"Israeli Troops and Tanks Enter Gaza to 'Prepare the Battlefield'\">human rights groups\u2064 argue<\/a> that \u200bthe\u2062 high number of civilian deaths suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Gaza has been described as a dire \u200chumanitarian crisis. The territory, which is home \u2062to nearly \u200d2 million people,\u2064 has been besieged by Israel since 2007. This \u200dhas led to severe restrictions \u200bon\u200d the movement of goods and people, causing \u2063widespread poverty, unemployment, \u200band lack \u2062of access \u2062to basic services such as healthcare and education.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064recent escalation in violence has only \u200bworsened the situation. The airstrikes have not only destroyed infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, but have also caused water and electricity shortages. The\u2062 UN has warned that \u2062Gaza&#8217;s already fragile healthcare system is on the verge of collapse,\u200d with hospitals overwhelmed \u200band lacking essential supplies.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the devastating impact on civilians, the escalation also poses a threat to regional\u200c stability. The \u200bconflict\u200c has sparked protests and unrest in neighboring countries, and there are \u2064concerns that it could \u200descalate\u200c into\u2063 a larger regional conflict. \u2063International efforts\u200b to broker \u200ba ceasefire have so \u200bfar been unsuccessful, with both \u200bIsrael and\u200b Hamas\u2063 refusing to back \u2063down.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cthe Israeli ground offensive continues, there are concerns about the potential\u2063 for further \u2064escalation. The use of tanks and heavy weaponry\u2062 in densely\u2064 populated areas increases the risk of civilian casualties and infrastructure\u2062 damage. It\u200d also raises\u200c questions about the proportionality of the\u2064 Israeli response and the potential\u200c violation of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062international community has called for an immediate\u2062 ceasefire and a \u200bresumption \u2063of \u2063peace\u200c talks. The UN Security Council has held emergency meetings\u200d to discuss the situation, but has so far been unable\u2064 to agree on a resolution due to the opposition of certain \u200bmember states. \u2062The US has expressed support for Israel&#8217;s right\u200d to defend itself, while urging both sides to exercise restraint.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the people of\u200d Gaza\u200d face a dire situation with no\u2063 end in sight. As the death toll \u2063rises\u200c and the humanitarian crisis deepens, urgent action is \u200cneeded to bring \u200can end to\u2063 the violence and address the \u200broot causes of the conflict. Only\u200c through a negotiated settlement and a commitment \u2064to the \u200cwell-being of all people\u2063 in the \u200bregion can there be lasting peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli troops and tanks launched an hourslong ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to \u201cprepare the battlefield\u201d before a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes. The raid came after the U.N. warned that\u2019s it\u2019s on the verge of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2079992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2079991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2079992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}