Israel Says Gaza City Nearly Encircled as IDF Pushes Toward Final Siege

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Worthy News Jerusalem Bureau StaffJERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz declared Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are close to fully encircling Gaza City, urging remaining residents to flee south through Israeli checkpoints in what he described as their “last opportunity” before the city is sealed off.The ultimatum came as Hamas prepared a formal response to a U.S. ceasefire proposal that Israel