ISRAEL has begun its full invasion of Gaza City as it aims to fully wipe out Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Wednesday.

IDF troops now control the outskirts of the besieged city, one of the terror group's last strongholds, Israeli military spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin said.

After a brutal clash with Hamas militant south of Khan Younis in the Gaza strip on Wednesday, Defrin said they would "deepen the blows to Hamas in Gaza City, a terror stronghold".

He added: "We will deepen the blows to the terror infrastructure above and below ground, and disconnect the reliance of the population on Hamas.

“We have begun the preliminary operations and the first stages of the attack on Gaza City, and already now IDF forces are holding the outskirts of Gaza City."

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