LONDON -- The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday. The IDF confirmed that the maneuver to occupy Gaza City that began overnight with two divisions, with a third expected to join. The next phase of the Israeli military action in the city follows the beginning early this month of ground operation in the city, the largest in the Gaza Strip, military officials said at the time. Israeli officials then a week ago issued an order calling for all residents of the city to evacuate, saying at the time that the Israeli military would operate "with great force" within Gaza City. "Staying in the city is extremely dangerous," Avichay Adraee, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, said on social media at the time. It was not immediately

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