Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that “Gaza is burning” as the Israel Defense Forces confirmed that it had started broader operations to destroy Hamas terror infrastructure in Gaza City.
Jerusalem “will not relent and we will not turn back until the mission is complete,” the defense minister declared.
“Gaza is burning,” Katz said. “The IDF strikes with an iron fist at the terror infrastructure, and IDF soldiers fight with courage to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas.”
An Israeli military vehicle by the border fence in the besieged Palestinian territory on Sept. 16, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, subsequently confirmed
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