Ongoing genocide: Israel expands its operations in Gaza to occupy vast areas

Israel announced on Wednesday the expansion of its military aggression against the Gaza Strip, with the aim of "seizing vast areas that will be incorporated into security zones," as part of the genocide being perpetrated by Tel Aviv against the Palestinians with American support.

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said in a statement received by Anadolu Agency that the operation, dubbed "Courage and Sword," is expanding in Gaza to seize large areas and annex them to Israel.

Katz claimed that militants and their infrastructure were present in the area, and stated that the operation would be accompanied by the forced evacuation of Palestinians from the targeted areas.

Over the past few days, the Israeli military has issued widespread evacuation warnings to Palestinians, particularly in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid intensified airstrikes on various areas, resulting in dozens of civilian deaths and injuries.

This military escalation coincides with the ongoing blockade and the denial of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, including medicines and medical equipment, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians in the Strip.

On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to escalate the genocide in the Gaza Strip and implement US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians.

Since resuming its genocide in Gaza on March 18, Israel has killed 1,042 Palestinians and injured 2,542 others, most of them children and women, as of Tuesday noon, according to the Gaza Strip's Ministry of Health.

With full American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 164,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing.

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