Gaza update: Hamas can’t be destroyed says IDF as Netanyahu eyes war with Hezbollah

By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor

Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch to conducting raids, according to military sources posting on social media. This will mean keeping two divisions in Gaza.

One of the key operations that the IDF now envisages will be finding…

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