Emi Anada
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Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
Yesterday, we saw the first resumption of Israel's ground operations since the ceasefire came into effect at the beginning of January. The ground forces had mostly pulled back from Gaza, but had remained on a kind of buffer zone around the perimeter. And then this key corridor that the Israeli army had cut through Gaza during the war, called the Net Stream Corridor, as you mentioned,
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Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
They've begun to return to certain locations along this corridor. It cuts the north and the south of Gaza in two.
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
And today we've had more information from the Israeli military that they are expanding other ground operations in the north of Gaza in an area called Beit Lahia, which in that northern part of Gaza has been one of the sites, one of the areas that has witnessed some of the most destruction. fierce fighting and the local residents really have suffered the most throughout the year.
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
We've also seen Hamas responding today firing rockets into Tel Aviv towards Tel Aviv as you mentioned.
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
That's correct. On Tuesday, when Israel began its aerial bombardment again in the Gaza Strip, shattering the ceasefire, we saw two days really of Hamas saying, no, we intend to return to the negotiations, calling on mediators to intervene. We were waiting to see if that might change. And indeed, today, it looks like it has. And Hamas have returned to open fighting for the first time since Israel.
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
The ceasefire came into effect in January, claiming these three rockets. None of them have claimed any injuries when they entered Israel today. One of them intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. Two falling into sort of open land in Israel. But Hamas has said that they have...
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
launched these three rockets in retaliation for what they called Israel's massacres in the past few days. And the latest figures we're getting from the local health officials in Gaza is that since the fighting resumed at the beginning of Tuesday morning, over 590 Palestinians in Gaza have been counted dead, of which 200 are children.
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Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
Indeed, when the ceasefire came into effect in the middle of January, there were a number of politicians, indeed part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. They withdrew their support from the coalition. One minister, Itamar Ben-Gavir, who was the Minister of National Security, stepped down and resigned and his party withdrew from supporting Prime Minister Netanyahu's party.
Global News Podcast
Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
They wanted to continue fighting the war. Since the war has resumed and Israel has decided to resume hostilities, they have rejoined the government, providing a political boon for Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has... other domestic issues at play as well. He's trying to pass a budget. He's fighting a number of domestic political issues and indeed some legal issues.
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Israel attacks Gaza in ground offensive
But it does seem like those politicians who've returned to the government are indeed seeing that Israel now intends to pursue the military strategy that they've been calling for throughout.