Israel’s Wider War Has US Cautioning of ‘Strategic Defeat’
- Israeli military continues to strike Hamas in southern Gaza
- US increasingly vocal about need to limit civilian deaths
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Israel is expanding military operations into southern Gaza, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of Palestinians escaping the north as US officials grow increasingly uneasy about the war’s toll on civilians.
Southern Gaza was hit by airstrikes overnight, when the Israeli military struck about 200 targets, including weapons depots used by militant group Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the US and European Union. The attacks came hours after the Israel Defense Forces urged those who fled south to evacuate once again.