{"id":2487053,"date":"2025-09-16T08:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-begins-gaza-city-ground-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:27:02","slug":"israel-begins-gaza-city-ground-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-begins-gaza-city-ground-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel begins Gaza City ground operation"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fisrael-begins-gaza-city-ground-operation%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=2487053&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--><p>The article reports that Israel&#8217;s military has launched an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-battle-during-gaza-ground-operations\/\" title=\"Two Israeli soldiers slain in ... ground ...s.\">expanded ground operation<\/a> in Gaza City, marking a notable escalation in its conflict with Hamas following the October 7, 2023 attack by the group. The operation,named Gideon&#8217;s Chariots II,involves multiple Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) divisions aiming to occupy Gaza City,identified by Israel as Hamas&#8217;s main stronghold,with an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 terrorists still present. Prior to the ground offensive, the Israeli air force targeted hundreds of terror locations and militants. The IDF has gained control over 40% of Gaza City and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iceland-evacuates-thousands-over-likelihood-of-volcanic-eruption\/\" title=\"Iceland evacuates thousands due to possible volcanic eruption.\">issued evacuation warnings<\/a>,leading to the displacement of over 350,000 civilians. Despite this, the IDF expects many Palestinians to remain.Israeli officials emphasize their determination to defeat Hamas and secure hostages.Simultaneously occurring,a United Nations commission released a report accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza,a charge Israel vehemently denies,labeling the report as based on falsehoods propagated by Hamas. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel begins Gaza City ground operation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2225234\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a>&lsquo;s military began expanded ground operations in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Gaza City<\/a> overnight on Tuesday, marking the latest phase of its battle against Hamas terrorists embedded in the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-backed expansion of the Israel Defense Forces appears to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s biggest ground offensive in Gaza since the war was first triggered by Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The IDF&rsquo;s Operation Gideon&rsquo;s Chariots II, the latest maneuver to occupy Gaza City, included two divisions, with a third expected to join.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3809075\/trump-executes-another-deadly-strike-on-alleged-drug-runners-venezuela\/\">Brushing aside legal questions, Trump executes another deadly strike on alleged drug runners from Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3807953\/second-round-september-social-security-one-day\/\">Second round of September Social Security payments issue in one day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3808035\/october-supplemental-security-income-15-days\/\">October Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 15 days<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas,&rdquo; Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said. &ldquo;We will not relent and we will not go back &mdash; until the completion of the mission.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel said Gaza City is &ldquo;the main stronghold of Hamas,&rdquo; estimating that between 2,000 and 3,000 Hamas terrorists remain in the area. Israel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >air force struck<\/a> more than 850 &ldquo;terror targets&rdquo; and &ldquo;hundreds of terrorists&rdquo; in Gaza City in the week leading up to the launch of the ground offensive, the IDF said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military has established control over 40% of Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>More than 350,000 people out of Gaza City&rsquo;s roughly 1 million residents had already left the area ahead of Israel&rsquo;s campaign Tuesday, according to the IDF, because the military issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3798328\/israel-orders-immediate-evacuation-great-force-gaza-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extensive evacuation warnings <\/a>to civilians ahead of the assault. The IDF expects at least 200,000 Palestinians to disregard evacuation orders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The announcement Tuesday morning came as a United Nations commission released a report alleging Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip amounted to a genocide of Palestinians.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palestinians evacuate from  northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel&rsquo;s military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3803518\/benjamin-netanyahu-invokes-9-11-justify-qatar-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NETANYAHU INVOKES 9\/11 TO JUSTIFY QATAR STRIKE ON HAMAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On the basis of circumstantial evidence, the Commission finds that genocidal intent was the only reasonable inference that could be drawn based on the pattern of conduct of the Israeli authorities,&rdquo; the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory&rsquo;s report read.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Israel rejected the report as &ldquo;fake,&rdquo; arguing that the authors amounted to &ldquo;Hamas proxies&rdquo; and relied &ldquo;entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel launches major ground offensive in Gaza City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2487054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25259385635109.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5237,60876,63443,4671,32726],"class_list":["post-2487053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict","tag-gaza-city","tag-ground-operation","tag-israel","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25259385635109.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487053","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487053"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487057,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487053\/revisions\/2487057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}