“Hamas will have no place to hide from us,” said the Israel Defense Forces’ top officer, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, who met with troops at the Nachshonim Base in central Israel.

“We are preparing for the continuation of the war. We are going to intensify and deepen our operation, which is why we also called you. We have already begun the maneuver in Gaza so that there will be no doubts. We are already entering places that have not been entered until now and are acting there with force,” Zamir said.

The Israeli military has begun mobilizing thousands of reservists for an offensive into Gaza City, the last major Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip.