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Israel has launched a new ground offensive into Gaza City and warned residents to leave and head south.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the ground offensive began Tuesday as troops looked to tighten control over the Palestinian territory’s largest city.

The Gaza City push is a direct continuation of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, a weekslong campaign in southern and central Gaza that Israel said dismantled Hamas positions and cleared the way for troops to advance north. The IDF said multiple divisions have begun advancing under an “expanded ground operation” designed to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, consolidate earlier gains and push deeper into the city.

ISRAEL WARNS OF IMMINENT ATTACK ON GAZA CITY, URGES RESIDENTS TO FLEE

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