Gaza “will be destroyed” if Hamas does not surrender, Israel’s defence minister warned, after the country launched a major ground offensive into the enclave’s largest city.

Gaza “will be destroyed” if Hamas does not surrender, Israel’s defence minister warned, after the country launched a major ground offensive into the enclave’s largest city.

“Gaza is burning,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said, as any potential ceasefire feels even further out of reach despite weeks of diplomacy.