Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month

JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says it has dismantled the military infrastructure of Hamas in northern Gaza and is shifting its offensive to the enclave’s southern half. The pivot was announced as the Israel-Hamas war entered its fourth month Sunday.

Palestinians look at a car targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Two journalists were killed in the strike, Hanza Dahdouh, who worked for Al Jazeera, and a freelance journalist, Mustafa Thuria (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

The announcement came ahead of a visit to Israel by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The U.S. has urged Israel to wind down its blistering offensive and shift to more targeted attacks against Hamas leaders.

An airstrike near the southern city of Rafah killed another two journalists on Sunday. The head of a bullet-struck central Gaza hospital warned of being on the “verge of a true catastrophe.”

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