Israel Deepens a War With Hamas That Has No End in Sight
- Ground invasion of Gaza starts slowly, in day-by-day approach
- New war phase will pressure Hamas to free hostages: officials
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Israel has sent troops and tanks into the northern Gaza Strip in what it calls the second and longer phase of its war against Hamas, a more cautious approach than what it vowed after the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,400 people.
Instead of a massive ground invasion, the military has started slowly, taking a day-by-day approach based on casualties, concerns of the conflict spreading to Hezbollah in the north and internal political pressures on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The expectation is for the campaign to last anywhere from six weeks to six months, according to several officials.