The conflict in Gaza has not stopped since Hamas's raid on Israel on October 7, 2023. By now, September 2025, it has been delayed for almost two years. Initially, Israel responded with large-scale air strikes and ground advances, targeting Hamas leadership and military facilities. But Hamas hid in underground tunnels and relied on tunnel networks and rockets to survive. And the result? The number of casualties in the Gaza Strip has soared. According to the data of the Ministry of Health, by mid-September, more than 65,000 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. All kinds of international aid were stuck, and the famine alarm sounded several times. But on the Israeli side, Benjamin Netanyahu's government felt that air strikes and sporadic ground operations alone were not enough, and it needed a complete end.
At the end of July, the negotiations stopped again. Prior to several hostage exchanges and ceasefire talks through Qatar, the two sides had been reluctant, but Hamas always added a price at a critical moment. Israel held thousands of Palestinian prisoners, and Hamas held about 20 hostages, and intelligence reports said many of them were dead. Netanyahu hit the board at the Cabinet meeting on August 8, and the security cabinet approved the plan to take over Gaza. This was not a small joke, but a big move: the five division forces, a total of 14 brigade units, consisting of infantry, armor, artillery and workers. The preparation service called for 60,000, turning up. The two brigades of the Northern and Southern departments of Gaza also entered, Harnar Tour and the Seventh
To put it simply, Israel felt that Hamas had been crushed to the last 20 percent of Gaza City. Two years ago, they had taken over 75 percent of Gaza, and Hamas fighters dropped from the initial 30,000 to 50,000, to now about 3,000 to 5,000. These guys were mostly old soldiers, well-trained, and also with militias supplemented. The weapons in their hands were few, but the ground system was not completely destroyed, the rockets and light bombs were enough to crush them. Netanyahu publicly stated that the attack was called "Gideon B Operation", borrowing the Bible's book of Israeli combat vehicles.
On August 20, the Israeli Defense Army officially announced the details. A spokesman pointed to the press conference on the map, saying that the troops would come in stages, first by air and artillery, and then on the ground. The people had to withdraw early, and the military threw leaflets and text messages three days ago warning Gaza City residents to move south. As a result? Millions of civilians began to run south, and the United Nations on August 21-28 that there were 71 people killed on the road or in bombing. The hunger problem became even worse, and the IPC confirmed on August 22 that Gaza City officially entered the hunger phase, the hydroelectricity stopped, and hospitals were forced to rely on power support.
Israel feels that Hamas is delaying time, using the ground and hostages as codes. Two months ago, Hamas released a video where an Israeli hostage is thin like a shark, and is also forced to dig his own graves. This is also the case in the United States, and Donald Trump in the White House said that if Hamas uses hostages as shields, it will have to "pay the hellish price". The Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, spoke straight when visiting the troops, the greater the intensity of this assault, the more it could force Hamas to retreat, with increased human codes.
The attack really started in the early morning of August 21st. First, the foreshadowing was laid in the air. The F-35 took off from the Nevatim base and dropped precision-guided bombs. The target is high-density areas around schools, mosques and hospitals. Gaza's Ministry of Health said that hundreds of sites were bombed in those days, and the number of casualties skyrocketed. Ground troops followed, and Merkava tanks and D9 bulldozers charged in from the northern border. The five divisions are the 36th Division, the 98th Division, the 162nd Division, the 252nd Division and the Gaza Division. Each division has multiple brigades and a total of 14 operational groups. The infantry brigade was responsible for cleaning the buildings, the armored brigade opened the way, and the artillery supported it from the rear. Engineers use robots to explore tunnels and drop hot-pressure bombs to seal them. By August 28, they had advanced to the northern edge of Gaza City and controlled 10% of the city.
This scale sounds frightening, but it is actually a lot more troublesome. Israel’s advantage is in equipment, tanks are widely covered, and the bullets can directly destroy the suspected buildings. But Gaza City is a densely populated area, the streets are narrow, the buildings are dense, and the roads are four and eight. The remaining Hamas fighters are hiding underground, from time to time drilling out to shoot cold guns, targeting the tanks with RPGs. Intelligence says they have 2,000 to 3,000 people, relying on the ground storage of ammunition. The street battle began, not overnight, but gradually upgraded. On September 4, Israel controlled 40% of the city, three airstrikes hit more than 360 targets. The troops converted their old armored vehicles into
The civilians were the worst. Gaza City was crushed, millions were crushed there, thought they could breathe, and the outcome came. On September 10, the airstrikes expanded, the northern smoke rolled, and the rescue team dug the ruins for several days. On September 18, the UN Security Council filed a draft to help the city, but Israel said the security issue could not be solved. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry whispered that it was "deliberately aimed at civilians", Israel rejected that Hamas hid the surveillance equipment in the high buildings. The casualties data are where? From August 21 to September 18, the Gaza Ministry of Health more than 800 people died, the infrastructure was destroyed.
There is also internal trouble in Israel. 60,000 reserves were called, and 40 to 50 thousand were reported on September 2nd, but many people pushed back and forth. The media said that this was the largest recruitment since the beginning of the war, extending the service period of 20,000 people, and a total of 130,000 reserves went into battle. Not all of them went to Gaza City, but they had to guard other borders. Soldiers feel that human life is precious and don't want to be in vain. Hamas is recruiting new recruits to fill the hole, but novices lack experience and lose positions quickly. The General Staff estimated that this operation would take three to four months, and the conclusion would not be known until December. Casualties on both sides will be heavy. Israel does not want to kill more people, and Hamas has no way out. If it loses Gaza City, it will have to jump into the sea.
Israel has weapons and weapons, but the war in the city is tough, soldiers go home to see their wives and children, and still have to worry about a rocket in the ground. Hamas? the warriors are dead, the new soldiers, on determination and ground, but the people suffer the most. the civilians withdraw south, the bicycles put a bunch of clothes, the elderly children crush the streets, behind the gun rings. aid cards on the border, European hospitals want to reopen, talk half a day. What about the future? Israel wants to occupy Gaza City, build new aid points and field hospitals, but Hamas says it will react with stones, like David beat Goliath. Stopping down, the number of casualties continues to rise, and the international pressure is also great. The