September 16, 2025 9:56 PM

Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City amid fierce bombardment

Israel unleashed a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City today, declaring Gaza is burning as Palestinians there described the most intense bombardment they had faced in two years of war. In a social media post, Defence Minister Israel Katz Gaza said that the IDF has struck with an iron fist at the terrorist infrastructure and IDF soldiers are fighting bravely to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. An Israel Defence Forces official said ground troo...