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August 22, 2025

The Challenges of Israel’s Looming Offensive in Gaza City

The largest and most complex battle of the war.

Yesterday Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that he has instructed Israeli negotiators to renew efforts to secure the release of all the remaining hostages, and that he is also consulting with the IDF about its planned assault on Gaza City. John Spencer explains what that campaign, which he describes as “the most ambitious phase” of the war with Hamas, might look like:

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