IDF expanding offensive to all Gaza
The Israeli military (IDF) has expanded its ground offensive against Hamas to include “all parts” of the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said on Sunday, according to Reuters. “The IDF continues to expand its ground operation against Hamas centres across the Gaza Strip,” spokesman Daniel Hagari said. The forces come face to face with the terrorists and kill them,” he added at a news conference in Tel Aviv. Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said in a statement that the offensive in the south would be similar to that conducted in the north. “We fought hard and hard in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and we are also doing it now in the southern part of the Gaza Strip,” he says. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the bombings were part of hostage talks that Israel left in Qatar on Saturday. “We continue to talk to the enemy about releasing hostages. We let the weapons do the talking,” Netanyahu said. /ritzau/