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Israel readies Gaza ground attack; Palestinian deaths exceed 50K
By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor/Reporter), Jack Henry (Editor), Shea Taylor (Producer )
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his new national security team have reportedly planned a major ground offensive in Gaza. The Israelis hope to defeat the militant group Hamas.
- Israel deployed troops to the northern region of the Gaza Strip over the weekend.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war exceeds 50,000.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his new national security team have reportedly planned a major ground offensive in Gaza.
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Bias Summary
- Israel's military is conducting ground operations in Rafah, Gaza, urging Palestinians to evacuate as the offensive escalates.
- The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reports at least 50,021 deaths due to the ongoing conflict.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz stated he ordered the army to seize more territory in Gaza, warning of potential annexation.
- The European Union's foreign policy chief plans to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank to discuss a ceasefire.
- Israel's military conducted intensified ground operations in Gaza, urging Palestinians to evacuate Rafah city as part of a renewed assault on Hamas territories.
- On Saturday, air strikes resulted in the deaths of a senior Hamas political official, Salah al-Bardawil, further escalating tensions in the region.
- Lebanon reported seven deaths from Israeli air strikes targeting areas believed to be connected to Hezbollah, inciting protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Israel.
- Humanitarian conditions in Gaza worsened as Palestinian families struggled to access food and essential supplies amid the conflict.
- The Israeli military expanded its ground operation in Gaza, ordering civilian evacuations and targeting Hamas positions, with 23 reported killed in recent airstrikes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee urged residents of the area to evacuate, labeling it a "dangerous combat zone."
- Hamas accused Israel of disregarding the safety of hostages during the renewed bombardments, leading families to call for a ceasefire as tensions rise.
- Protests erupted in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, with demonstrators calling for an end to the war and the safe return of hostages taken by Hamas.
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framed Israeli actions as escalating the risk of “all out war,” emphasizing civilian suffering with phrases like “bleeding to death.”
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highlighted Israel’s “attack on terror organizations” and framed military actions as a justified response to aggression, such as rocket attacks.
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The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel hopes to capture swaths of land that will allow its military to wipe out the militant group Hamas.
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What is known about the new ground offensive plan?
On Sunday, Israel deployed troops in the northern region of the Gaza Strip and in the south near the city of Rafah.
Israel also positioned troops in the Netzarim corridor adjacent to the Palestinian enclave in exchange for an area it had vacated as part of the ceasefire agreement.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced Monday morning, March 24, that it killed Hamas’ new prime minister, Ismail Barhoum, on Sunday. Hamas confirmed that an Israeli airstrike also killed another high-ranking political official.
The WSJ said it is part of a new battle plan as Netanyahu and a group of his top aides believe they must defeat Hamas on the battlefield before any political solution in Gaza is reached.
What stance has the US taken on these recent developments?
The report indicated that the Trump administration’s support for a renewed offensive in Gaza provides them with more latitude to carry it out. That support involves a higher supply of ammunition to Israel.
The defense minister said Israel would seize territory in Gaza, as long as Hamas continues to hold dozens of hostages that it captured in the initial attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
What is the apparent death toll from the war in Gaza?
CBS News reported that air strikes over the weekend killed at least 26 Palestinians.
The Gaza Health Ministry announced Sunday that the war has killed a total of 50,021 Palestinians so far.
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How many Israeli hostages remain captive?
Critics of the renewed Israeli offensive said that further military action risks the lives of the remaining hostages.
Many also think Israel is war-weary and Hamas will never be eliminated without a political and diplomatic solution.
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND HIS NEW NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM ARE PLANNING A MAJOR GROUND OFFENSIVE IN GAZA.THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS REPORTING THEIR HOPE IS TO CAPTURE SWATHS OF LAND THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO WIPE OUT THE MILITANT GROUP HAMAS.
ON SUNDAY, ISRAEL SENT TROOPS INTO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE GAZA STRIP, AS WELL AS TO THE SOUTH, AROUND THE CITY OF RAFAH.
ISRAEL ALSO DEPLOYED TROOPS TO THE NETZARIM CORRIDOR ALONG THE PALESTINIAN ENCLAVE, IN A RETURN TO AN AREA IT HAD WITHDRAWN FROM AS PART OF THE CEASE FIRE DEAL.
THE DEFENSE MINISTRY ALSO SAID IT KILLED HAMAS’S NEW PRIME MINISTER, ISMAIL BARHOUM, OVER THE WEEKEND. HAMAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ANOTHER HIGH-RANKING POLITICAL OFFICIAL WAS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE.
THE JOURNAL SAYS ITS PART OF A NEW BATTLE PLAN AS NETANYAHU, AND A GROUP OF HIS TOP AIDES BELIEVE, THEY MUST DEFEAT HAMAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD BEFORE ANY POLITICAL SOLUTION IN GAZA CAN BE REACHED.
THE REPORT INDICATES THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S BACKING OF A RENEWED OFFENSIVE IN GAZA, GIVES THEM MORE LATITUDE TO CARRY IT OUT. THAT BACKING INCLUDES AN INCRASED FLOW OF AMMUNITION TO ISRAEL.
THE DEFENSE MINISTER SAID ISRAEL WOULD SEIZE TERRITORY IN GAZA AS LONG AS HAMAS CONTINUES TO HOLD DOZENS OF HOSTAGES THAT IT CAPTURED IN THE INITIAL ATTACK ON ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7, 2023.
CBS NEWS IS REPORTING THAT AIR STRIKES OVER THE WEEKEND KILLED AT LEAST 26 PALESTINIANS. THE GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY THAT A TOTAL OF 50,021 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE WAR INCLUDING 673 SINCE LAST TUESDAY’S ISRAELI BOMBARDMENT, WHICH ENDED THE CEASE FIRE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
CRITICS OF THE RENEWED ISRAELI OFFENSIVE SAY THAT FURTHER MILITARY ACTION RISKS THE LIVES OF THE REMAINING HOSTAGES, BELIEVED TO BE 59 ALIVE AND 35 DEAD.
MANY ALSO THINK ISRAEL IS WAR-WEARY AND HAMAS WILL NEVER BE ELIMINATED WITHOUT A POLITICAL AND DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION. FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP
Media Landscape
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Right 48%
Bias Summary
- Israel's military is conducting ground operations in Rafah, Gaza, urging Palestinians to evacuate as the offensive escalates.
- The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reports at least 50,021 deaths due to the ongoing conflict.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz stated he ordered the army to seize more territory in Gaza, warning of potential annexation.
- The European Union's foreign policy chief plans to visit Israel and the occupied West Bank to discuss a ceasefire.
- Israel's military conducted intensified ground operations in Gaza, urging Palestinians to evacuate Rafah city as part of a renewed assault on Hamas territories.
- On Saturday, air strikes resulted in the deaths of a senior Hamas political official, Salah al-Bardawil, further escalating tensions in the region.
- Lebanon reported seven deaths from Israeli air strikes targeting areas believed to be connected to Hezbollah, inciting protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Israel.
- Humanitarian conditions in Gaza worsened as Palestinian families struggled to access food and essential supplies amid the conflict.
- The Israeli military expanded its ground operation in Gaza, ordering civilian evacuations and targeting Hamas positions, with 23 reported killed in recent airstrikes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee urged residents of the area to evacuate, labeling it a "dangerous combat zone."
- Hamas accused Israel of disregarding the safety of hostages during the renewed bombardments, leading families to call for a ceasefire as tensions rise.
- Protests erupted in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, with demonstrators calling for an end to the war and the safe return of hostages taken by Hamas.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
framed Israeli actions as escalating the risk of “all out war,” emphasizing civilian suffering with phrases like “bleeding to death.”
Media outlets on the right
highlighted Israel’s “attack on terror organizations” and framed military actions as a justified response to aggression, such as rocket attacks.
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