{"id":611227,"date":"2023-12-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/12\/04\/israel-intensifies-offensive-in-south-gaza-houthis-attack-us-warship-in-red-sea\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:00:00","slug":"israel-intensifies-offensive-in-south-gaza-houthis-attack-us-warship-in-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/12\/04\/israel-intensifies-offensive-in-south-gaza-houthis-attack-us-warship-in-red-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel intensifies offensive in south Gaza, Houthis attack US warship in Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israe<\/strong>l <\/strong>in<\/strong>tensified <\/strong>its air campaign across Gaza yesterda<\/strong>y, including in the south where it issued new evacuation orders to civilians. Israeli troops were reported to be mounting a ground offensive in the south<\/a> of the enclave and stepped up bombing raids on the southern city of Khan Younis, ignoring US calls to spare civilian lives and \u201cnot repeat the same scale of destruction\u201d inflicted on the north. \u201cIt will be as fierce, with no lesser results \u2026 [Israel's campaign] will be as thorough in the south as it has been in the north,\u201d IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi said<\/a>. An unnamed senior source from the Al Qassam Brigades, Hamas\u2019 military wing, told Palestinian media<\/a> that as many as 70% of Israeli ground forces had withdrawn from the north.<\/p>\n

Death toll surpasses 15k: <\/strong>The death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza has risen to at least 15,523<\/a> \u2014 70% of which were women and children \u2014 as of yesterday. Over 41k people have been left wounded due to the fighting, while over 1.8 mn<\/a> \u2014 representing 80% of Gaza\u2019s population \u2014 have been internally displaced. <\/p>\n