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Israel’s Ground Operation in Northern Gaza: Netzarim Corridor

20 March 20251 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSIsrael’s GroundOperation inNorthern Gaza:Netzarim Corridor20 March 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Israel resumed ground fighting in northern Gaza, ending the calm that followed the January ceasefire with Hamas.

Key facts

  • Target: the Netzarim corridor, a strategic belt dividing Gaza in two.
  • Defence Minister Katz said evacuation orders would be reissued and attacks would grow unless hostages held for over 17 months are freed.

Concerns

  • Risk of all-out war and collapse of the two-month ceasefire.
  • Civilian deaths, including UN personnel, and a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Exam angle

  • Israeli Defence Minister: Katz; ceasefire with Hamas: January.

Test yourself

1. Israel's ground operation in northern Gaza aimed to regain control of which strategic area?

The operation aimed to regain the Netzarim corridor, which splits Gaza in two.

2. Who warned that evacuation orders would be reissued and attacks on Hamas would escalate?

Israeli Defence Minister Katz issued the warning.

3. Israeli forces had withdrawn from the Netzarim corridor as part of a ceasefire agreed with Hamas in which month?

The ceasefire with Hamas was agreed in January, prompting the withdrawal.

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