Israel launches major offensive to 'seize and control' areas of Gaza

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00:00Israel's military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas

00:04and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza.

00:09The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilized troops for Operation Gideon's Chariots

00:16to seize strategic areas of the Strip.

00:19The Hamas-run civil defense says Israeli attacks have killed around 250 people since Thursday,

00:24while Reuters news agency reported at least 58 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes overnight, according to local authorities.

00:31Israel imposed an aid blockade on the Strip in March after the breakdown of a two-month ceasefire.

00:38Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said on Friday that

00:42a lot of people were starving in Gaza.

00:46It said it would not stop operating until Hamas is no longer a threat and all our hostages are home,

00:52and had struck over 150 terror targets throughout the Gaza Strip in 24 hours.

00:59Israel has intensified its bombardment and built up armored forces along the border

01:04despite growing international pressure to resume ceasefire talks and end its blockade.

01:09The Times of Israel said that Gideon's Chariots, a reference to a biblical warrior,

01:15would see the IDF take and control territory, move civilians to the south of the Strip,

01:20attack Hamas, and prevent it from taking control of aid supplies.

01:24The Times of Israel