{"id":123567,"date":"2025-08-21T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=123567"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:01:46","slug":"22-05-116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=123567","title":{"rendered":"Israeli forces control over 75% of Strip ahead of Gaza City op"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jns-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israeli-forces-control-over-75-of-the-gaza-strip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israeli forces control over 75% of Strip ahead of Gaza City op<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Joshua Marks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Since renewed operations on March 18, the IDF has killed 2,000 terrorists and struck 10,000 terror targets \u2022 Netanyahu orders accelerated timelines &#8220;for taking control of the last terrorist strongholds and for the defeat of Hamas.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/me.jnsi.org\/uploads\/2025\/08\/w4-1320x880.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>An Israeli tank seen during recent operational activity in the Gaza Strip in a photo published on Aug. 20, 2025. Credit: IDF.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli forces have gained control of over three quarters of the Gaza Strip and have killed 2,000 terrorists since renewing ground operations some five months ago, the military stated on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Other achievements since March 18 include strikes on 10,000 terror targets; dismantling Hamas infrastructure, weapons depots and underground networks; and establishing the Morag and Magen Oz corridors, the former dividing Hamas\u2019s Rafah and Khan Yunis brigades and the latter splitting the Khan Yunis Brigade from east to west.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IDF's Advance During Operation \u201cGideon\u2019s Chariots\u201d: the Key Achievements During the Ground Operation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IKhiqWzJE_Y\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hundreds of Israeli Air Force fighter jets and other aircraft, as well as Israeli naval forces, have been involved in strikes on Hamas targets, including senior commanders and terrorists who took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 invasion of southern Israel that started the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The most significant strike, according to the IDF, was the May 13 operation in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza that eliminated\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-confirms-elimination-of-hamas-terror-chief-mohammed-sinwar\/\">Mohammed Sinwar<\/a>, the head of the terrorist organization\u2019s \u201cmilitary wing,\u201d Mohammad Sabaneh, the commander of Hamas\u2019s Rafah Brigade, and Mahdi Quara, the commander of Hamas\u2019s South Khan Yunis Battalion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Five IDF divisions operating simultaneously across the coastal enclave have dismantled terror tunnels, eliminated terrorist cells and neutralized Hamas strongholds above and below ground, according to the military.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to the IDF, the expanded territorial hold achieved during \u201cOperation Gideon\u2019s Chariots\u201d under the Southern Command has intensified pressure on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-kills-hamas-terrorist-who-abducted-yarden-bibas\/\">Hamas<\/a>, creating more opportunities to strike at its remaining capabilities and undermine its chain of command, as well as laying the groundwork for the next stages of the operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">IDF troops first entered Gaza on Oct. 27, 2023, 20 days after the Hamas-led\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/un-security-council-discusses-conflict-related-sexual-violence-including-blacklisting-hamas-notice-to-israel\/\">massacre<\/a> in southern Israel on Oct. 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"An illustration of the dismantled underground tunnel routes throughout the Gaza Strip during the ope\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INISfifB8QQ\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Defense Minister\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/katz-calls-up-60000-reservists-as-idf-gears-up-for-gaza-city-conquest\/\">Israel Katz<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday authorized the call-up of 60,000 reservists and extended service orders for an additional\u00a020,000 after approving an IDF plan to\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-prepares-for-decisive-defeat-of-hamas\/\">conquer\u00a0<\/a>Gaza City. The reservists are being mobilized to replace active-duty soldiers in other sectors across the country to free them up for the offensive against one of the last Hamas strongholds in the Strip, which could commence in early September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In a statement released on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said: \u201cAhead of the approval of the plans for the maneuver in Gaza City, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed to shorten the timelines for taking control of the last terrorist strongholds and for the defeat of Hamas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe Prime Minister expresses his deep appreciation to the reserve soldiers who were mobilized and to their families, as well as to all IDF soldiers. Together we will prevail.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Footage from the IDF\u2019s Activity in the Gaza Strip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YBYcAX6_ybA\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin\u00a0said in a Wednesday press briefing that preliminary actions on the outskirts of Gaza City were already underway, including in the Zeitoun and Jabalia areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Defrin highlighted that in recent days troops had discovered a Gaza City tunnel containing weapons, and emphasized that more soldiers would be joining the operation in the coming days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">He also detailed humanitarian efforts taking place to protect Gaza\u2019s civilian population, with expansion of the humanitarian area in southern Gaza underway, led by COGAT, ahead of an expected influx of non-combatants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d3\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e6\u05d4&quot;\u05dc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fwjg20A9n4c\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAdditional aid distribution centers will be established. This approach will sever the population\u2019s dependence on Hamas,\u201d said Defrin, referring to humanitarian aid distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Before troops enter Gaza City, some 800,000 to 1 million residents will be evacuated south along a humanitarian route to the al-Mawasi area in Rafah. There will be two additional field hospitals and four more Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution centers set up, bringing the total GHF aid sites to eight, according to\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0<em>Channel 12<\/em>\u00a0<em>News<\/em>. U.S. Ambassador to Israel\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/huckabee-gaza-humanitarian-foundation-to-scale-up-aid-sites-to-16\/\">Mike Huckabee<\/a>\u00a0said recently the plan is to scale up GHF sites to 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The spokesperson also provided an update on a serious incident in southern Khan Yunis earlier on Wednesday, in which Kfir Brigade troops thwarted a terrorist attack on a brigade post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">More than 15 terrorists came out of a tunnel shaft and opened fire on troops, including with rocket-propelled grenades. Israeli forces killed nine of the terrorists and wounded several others. In the same incident, terrorists managed to enter a building where troops were located. The terrorists were eliminated. The IDF is investigating how the terrorists got inside the structure and will draw the necessary lessons, according Defrin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">One soldier was seriously wounded in the battle, the spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A total of 898 soldiers have been killed on all fronts since the war began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Defrin also emphasized that in nearly two years of war, Hamas has turned from a military terrorist organization into \u201ca battered and bruised guerrilla organization,\u201d and that degradation of the terror group\u2019s capabilities will continue in the Gaza City operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe will deepen the damage to Hamas in Gaza City, a stronghold of governmental and military terror for the terrorist organization,\u201d said Defrin. \u201cWe will deepen the damage to the terror infrastructure above and below the ground and sever the population\u2019s dependence on Hamas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"end-of-article-donate popup _hide_if_pressplus_user _hide_if_society_user _hide_if_premium_user\"><\/div>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. 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