‘When the door is opened, it will not be closed’: Israel Katz warns of intensifying Gaza war as strikes heard near Strip

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned of an escalation in the ongoing war in Gaza as he said on Friday (September 5) that "the bolt must be removed from the gates of hell" in the strip. Katz wrote on X, "Now the bolt must be removed from the gates of hell in Gaza. The first evacuation notice is delivered to a multi-story terror building in the city of Gaza before an attack."

"When the door is opened, it will not be closed, and IDF activity will intensify - until the Hamas murderers and rapists accept Israel's conditions for ending the war, headed by the release of all the hostages and disarmament - or they will be destroyed," he added.

This, while the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said that in the coming days, the Israeli military will strike structures that have been converted into terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City: cameras, observation command centers, sniper and anti-tank firing positions, and command-and-control compounds.

Moreover, the IDF also claimed that Hamas has planted numerous explosive devices near several structures in the Gaza Strip. These explosive devices are intended for remote activation, using intelligence systems installed on the structures, with the aim of striking IDF troops as they approach.