The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will give final approval for the takeover of Gaza City while also restarting negotiations with Hamas aimed at returning all the remaining hostages and ending the war on Israel’s terms.

Satellite images taken over and around Gaza City point to preparations for the expanded military operation and show signs internally displaced people are already fleeing.

Netanyahu stated that in tandem, he directed "the immediate initiation of negotiations" for the release of all the hostages and ending the war in Gaza on Israel's terms. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he has approved the IDF’s takeover plans for Gaza City,

Dozens of Palestinians staged a protest in Gaza City on Thursday against the war and forced migration. Waving Palestinian flags, demonstrators gathered amid destroyed buildings, rubble, and tents for the displaced.

Thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes in Gaza City, as the Israeli military continues its assault on the enclave ahead of a planned occupation. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he would give final approval for a full takeover,

Palestinians fled parts of Gaza City Thursday after the Israeli military began the first stages of its planned offensive — as officials vowed to completely obliterate the “battered and

The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency on Thursday voiced concern that children suffering from malnutrition in Gaza will die if emergency provisions are not immediately put in place during Israel's Gaza City military operation.