Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city would be destroyed unless Hamas yields to Israel’s terms, as the world’s leading authority on food crises said the city was gripped by famine from fighting and blockade.

Israel is preparing to launch intensive attacks on Gaza City, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, after operational plans for the city's takeover were approved. "The gates of hell will soon open on the murderers and rapists of Hamas in Gaza - until they agree to Israel's conditions for ending the war,