Communications Restored to Gaza as Additional Israeli Troops Surge Into the Strip

‘This is the second stage of the war, whose objectives are clear: to destroy the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas and bring the hostages home,’ Prime Minister Netanyahu says.

AP/Mahmoud Illean
Israelis light candles at a vigil paying tribute to the victims of the unprecedented deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, and calling for the return of the more than 220 people captured by Hamas terrorists. AP/Mahmoud Illean

More Israeli tanks and infantry pushed into Gaza Sunday as Prime Minister Netanyahu announced a “second stage” in the war, three weeks after Hamas launched a brutal incursion into Israel. The widening ground offensive came as Israel also pounded the territory from air, land and sea.

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