The Israeli military said it had completely surrounded Gaza City and divided the coastal enclave in half.
Source: IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, reports The Times of Israel
Details: Hagari said that Israeli troops have completely surrounded Gaza City and divided the Gaza Strip in half.
According to him, troops led by the reconnaissance unit of the Golani Brigade “have reached the coastline and are holding it.”
“Today there is a northern Gaza and a southern Gaza,” Hagari said.
The IDF will still allow civilians to leave northern Gaza and travel to the south, he said.
However, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said that the Israeli military is “ready to go on the offensive at any moment in the north” of the country, as they have been defending themselves against daily rocket attacks from Lebanese Hezbollah in recent weeks.
“We have set ourselves the goal of restoring a much better security situation on the borders, not just in the Gaza Strip,” he said during an assessment at the 210th Division in northern Israel.
“We are ready to go on the offensive in the north at any time. We understand that this can happen, and we trust you that the defense here is strong,” he added.
2023-11-05 19:16:06
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