Israel announces deadline to fully capture Gaza City

The complete capture of Gaza City will take the Israeli military several months, and several more months to cleanse it, official representative of the Israel Defense Forces, Brigadier General Effie Defrin said.

According to him, the Israeli military has no time limits.

"We will act as long as it is necessary to bring the abducted back home and destroy the Hamas regime in Gaza. We understand that it will take several months to capture the entire city, and it will take several more months to cleanse the entire terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City," Defrin said.

Earlier this week, the Israeli army has launched a large-scale ground offensive on the Gaza City to establish full control over it and defeat the remaining armed Hamas groups.