An Israeli spokesman said in Arabic that the evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable”. But, as Trump has posted on Truth Social, Israel and the U.S. now believe that only by destroying Hamas and taking over Gaza, can the release of hostages be secured. Coda Newsletters Coda Currents Oligarchy The Sunday Read Leave this field empty if you’re human:It doesn’t appear to matter how many more civilians die in the meantime. As the killings of journalists continue to be explained away, without evidence, as the killing of terrorists, the window for independent reporting in Gaza has likely closed. The systematic targeting of Gazan journalists isn’t collateral damage, it’s strategic silencing ahead of what may be the war’s final phase.