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 speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 18, 2025. AP
Men hold the shrouded body of a child during the funeral for Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Sept. 8, 2025. REUTERS“The IDF [Israel Defense Forces] 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 it to accept his terms for a cease-fire.
“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 Palestinian woman in front of a plume of smoke in Gaza City. REUTERSHe 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 remnants of the terror group if it doesn’t release all remaining hostages.
The Israel Defense Forces carried out strikes that demolished the multi-story al-Ruya building in Gaza City on Sunday, September 7, 2025. Mohammed Skaik/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA / SplashNews.comHamas has said it would release some hostages for a temporary cease-fire.
Netanyahu, however, is pushing for an all-or-nothing deal with Hamas, which he wants to release all the hostages and surrender.
With Post wires
