This is CBS, I On the World. I'm John Batchel.

Welcome in Jonathan Shanzer, Executive Director for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy.

We're going to the war fighting on several fronts in the Middle East.

And we begin with Gaza because in these last days,

the information is that the IDF has been committed into Gaza again following the raggedy ceased

fire that did not relinquish the hostages as arranged.

However, the IDF this time is going in not with just bombing raids, but ground troops.

As of 24 hours ago, my information was the IDF was deploying the third division.

In addition to that, there was a report that the IDIF was looking

to take and hold and clear territory in Gaza. The two places that were named as targets were

conunis, the large camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, where the Sinwar's once camped, and North Gaza, the Gaza

city area.

That's all I have.

And I'm struck, Jonathan, by the non-transparency of this operation.

What is the mission to your knowledge?

Good day to you, Jonathan.

Good day, John.

The mission is to begin to

eviscerate the last vestiges of Hamas. That will come from taking over the areas that are

understood by the Israelis to be dominated by Hamas. As we know, they have recruited a new crop of fighters.

These are actually fighters that, as I understand it, are generally between 14 and 18 years old.

These are young men, very little training.

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