TEL AVIV, Israel —

The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza.

The announcement was the first warning for a full evacuation of the city in the current round of fighting.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday said Israel had demolished 30 high-rise buildings in Gaza, which it accused Hamas of using for military infrastructure.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel destroyed at least 50 “terror towers” that he said are used by Hamas. It was unclear if the towers Katz referred to are in addition to those announced by Netanyahu, who called the demolition of the high-rises “only the introduction, only the beginning of the main intensive operation — the ground

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