The Israeli chief of staff Ejal Zamir has ordered the expansion of the soil offensive to other areas of the Gaza Strip. This was announced by Israel’s army after a visit to the military leader in the south of the competitive coastal area. “We are in the middle of a strong and relentless operation,” said Zamir before soldiers. The offensive should run until “the prerequisites for the return of the hostages and the decisive defeat of Hamas,” the statement said. Zamir said that the Islamist terrorist organization is now losing control of the Gaza Strip. He did not give details. The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz previously declared that he had instructed the army to further move up in the Gaza Strip and to achieve all the declared war goals, “regardless of any negotiations”. In the end, hopes for a ceasefire in the Gaza War between Israel and Hamas had broken up for the time being. In its answer to a proposal by the US specialist Steve Witkoff, the terrorist organization agreed to a fire break in the Gaza Strip and the release of some hostages that are still being recorded there, but provided other conditions.
