JERUSALEM, Israel – The long-awaited ground invasion into Gaza has reportedly begun, and it comes as Israel faces a coordinated, global campaign to delegitimize the Jewish state.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz released a statement Monday night saying, "Gaza is burning. The IDF is striking with an iron fist at the terror infrastructure, and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. We will not relent and will not retreat – until the mission is complete.”
Yet, as the Israeli military enters Gaza City, Hamas may put the hostages in greater danger. On Truth Social, President Trump warned, "I have just read a news report that Hamas has moved the hostages above ground to use them as human shields against Israel