Israel’s military said Tuesday evening that it expects its Gaza City offensive to take “several months” to complete, marking the first timeline it has given for its plan to take control of the enclave’s largest population center.
“We will act until the war objectives are achieved. We are not limited by time,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson BG Effie Defrin told reporters.
The United Nations has warned that Israel’s plan to invade and occupy Gaza City puts its roughly 1 million Palestinian residents at risk of forcible displacement.
On Monday, an Israeli official estimated that 320,000 Palestinians have fled the city so far.
