Israeli Defenсe Minister: IDF Enters Gaza Urban Areas From South And North

Gaza was encircled.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Galant said the IDF had completed the encirclement of Gaza City and had "entered urban areas" from the south and north.

“There was heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. We completed the encirclement of [Gaza City] a few days ago. The IDF forces have entered urban areas,” Galant said at a press conference at the Kiriya Defence Ministry building in Tel Aviv.

The Israeli military, he said, is destroying the infrastructure, communications, bunkers and tunnels of terrorists. The IDF attacks from the air, sea and land. “The fighting is going well, many terrorists have been eliminated,” the defence minister added.