Israeli Forces Enter Khan Younis in Southern Gaza Strip

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The Facts

  • Israeli forces advanced deeper into urban regions of the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with Israeli tanks being reported in the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis after advancing west from the border fence. Israel dropped leaflets calling for residents of six eastern and northern districts — around a quarter of the city — to stay inside shelters during the assault; Israel previously told residents to flee the area.

  • Reporters on the ground in Khan Younis reported "nonstop heavy artillery shelling, relentless airstrikes, and mass bombardment" of the area throughout the night. In the north of the strip, the Israeli military said it had encircled the Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza City.

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The Spin

Pro-Israel narrative

Though this has been a tragic war, Israel cannot allow Hamas to survive. Hamas seized upon last week's temporary pause to mark Israeli positions and prepare itself for continued attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza. Indeed, the pace at which Israeli forces maneuvered in Gaza threw Hamas's military leadership off-kilter, and Israel will have to work intelligently in its campaign in the south of the strip to fully eliminate the terrorist group so it can never launch an attack like Oct. 7 again.

Jerusalem Post

Pro-Palestine narrative

Israel continues to demonstrate that its war is not against Hamas but against the Palestinian people as a whole. Nowhere in Gaza is safe, and Israel has effectively rendered the north of the strip unlivable. Unfortunately, the temporary ceasefire only gave civilians a few days of relative rest, and now Israel has returned to killing Palestinians at an unprecedented rate. The US, Israel's biggest ally, must exert more pressure to end the war.

Middle East Eye

Metaculus Prediction

Establishment split

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