Israel threatens to destroy Gaza City in a ‘mighty hurricane’ of strikes: ‘This is a final warning’
By Emily Crane
Israel ominously vowed to destroy Gaza City in a “mighty hurricane” of strikes Monday, calling it a “final warning to the murderers and rapists of Hamas.”
“A mighty hurricane will hit the skies of Gaza City today, and the roofs of the terror towers will shake,” Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote on X.
“This is a final warning to the murderers and rapists of Hamas in Gaza and in the luxury hotels abroad: Release the hostages and lay down your weapons – or Gaza will be destroyed, and you will be annihilated.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaking at a meeting.
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz speaks during a meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 18, 2025.
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Mourners carry a child's body at a funeral in Gaza City.
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Men hold the shrouded body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Sept. 8, 2025.
“The IDF is continuing with its plans — and we are preparing to expand the maneuver to defeat Gaza,” he added.
The threat came after President Trump fired off his own “last warning” to the militant group on Sunday — urging them to accept his terms for a cease-fire.
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“The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!”
A woman in Gaza City reacts as a residential building collapses after an Israeli airstrike.
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A Palestinian woman is seen in front of a plume of smoke in Gaza City.
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He didn’t elaborate on what those terms were.
It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops last month to capture Gaza City in a bid to wipe out the last remaining remnants of the terror group if they don’t release all remaining hostages.
Airstrike destroying a residential building in Gaza.
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes that demolished the multi-story al-Ruya building in Gaza City on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
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Hamas has said it would release some hostages for a temporary cease-fire.
Netanyahu, however, is pushing for an all-or-nothing deal with Hamas, having to release all the hostages and surrender.
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