Israel has opened a new phase in its war on blockaded Gaza by expanding ground incursions inside the Palestinian enclave, but analysts warn the aggression is its riskiest in half a century with fallout threatening the whole Middle East. Thousands of civilians have already been killed in Gaza and Israel since resistance group Hamas launched its shock October 7 blitz. And the United Nations has led warnings that thousands more will be killed as Israel sends troops and tanks farther into Gaza.
