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Israel planning major ground invasion of Gaza, WSJ reports
24 March 2025 06:20 GMT
Israel is gearing up for a large-scale ground assault on Gaza, reports, The Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the plans.
The newspaper says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his newly reshuffled national security team believe that seizing and occupying parts of Gaza is the only way to crush Hamas once and for all.
Netanyahu’s team reportedly argues that Hamas must be defeated militarily before any political discussion on Gaza’s future can even begin.
The sources also claim that Israel is emboldened by Hezbollah’s military defeat in Lebanon last year and the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to back a renewed assault on Hamas.