Published on: Aug 08, 2025 04:58 pm IST
Hamas warned Israel that the operation would cost it “dearly”.
Hamas slammed the Israeli government’s plan to take control of Gaza City as a “new war crime” on Friday, warning the operation would cost it “dearly”.
“The Zionist cabinet’s approval of plans to occupy Gaza City and evacuate its residents constitutes a new war crime that the occupation army intends to commit against the city,” the group said in a statement. “We warn the criminal occupation that this criminal adventure will cost it dearly and will not be an easy journey.”

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