Israel launches a ground operation to retake part of a key corridor in northern Gaza

Israel said Wednesday (March 19, 2025) it launched a “limited ground operation” in northern Gaza to retake part of a corridor that bisects the territory, and the country's Defense Minister warned that the army plans to step up the attacks that shattered a two-month ceasefire "with an intensity that you have not seen.”

The military said it had retaken part of the Netzarim corridor, which bisects northern Gaza from the south and from where it had withdrawn as part of the ceasefire with Hamas that began in January.

Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Palestinians in Gaza that the army would again order evacuations from combat zones soon, and that its attacks against Hamas would become more fierce if dozens of hostages held for more than 17 months weren’t freed.