Israel's defense minister says the country's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize 'large areas' of the Palestinian territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had seized a corridor of land would could split one of Gaza’s largest city’s from the rest of the enclave.

The Israeli military is widening its area of control into large parts of the Gaza Strip, the country's prime minister said. Meanwhile, Germany announced that some of its citizens have left Gaza. DW has more.

A top official said “large areas” of the enclave would be seized, suggesting that Israel intended to hold on to more territory.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to arrive in Hungary's capital on Wednesday to meet with the country's nationalist prime minister despite an international arrest warrant for the Israeli leader over the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary early on Thursday, Israeli media reported. This is Netanyahu's first trip to Europe since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest early Thursday on his first trip to Europe since 2023 and in defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant against