Israel has launched a renewed ground offensive in Gaza following a series of airstrikes that killed over 400 people, including women and children. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that the operation aims to expand a security buffer and reestablish control over the Netzarim Corridor.

The Israel Defense Forces has taken the southern Netzarim corridor, with the troops set to expand the current buffer zone and begin “ground activities in the central and southern Gaza Strip,” military officials said.