BREAKING | Israel moves to encircle Gaza City, closes last road south, War Minister says anyone left behind will be considered ‘terrorists’

 BREAKING | Israel moves to encircle Gaza City, closes last road south, War Minister says anyone left behind will be considered ‘terrorists’

Israeli War Minister Israel Katz said troops are moving to fully encircle Gaza City by seizing the western part of the Netzarim Corridor, cutting across the Strip from south of the city to the coast. He explained that this maneuver would tighten the encirclement and force anyone leaving Gaza City to pass through Israeli military checkpoints. Earlier in the day, the military announced that the Al-Rashid coastal road northbound into the city would close at noon, effectively sealing the last remaining route.

Katz described the closure as the “last opportunity” for residents to move south, claiming those who remain in Gaza City would be considered “terrorists and supporters of terror.”