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Israel Prepares New Ground Invasion as Hospitals Collapse and Forced Expulsion Plans Surface

Israel, backed diplomatically and militarily by the US, moves toward a wider ground invasion while dismantling Gaza’s healthcare system and advancing displacement policies condemned as genocidal.
March 26, 2026
Aerial view of Gaza city showing destruction and smoke during Israeli attacks
Gaza faces escalating devastation as Israel prepares for another ground invasion, with US backing intensifying the humanitarian crisis. [PHOTO Credit: Independent]

Gaza Genocide has entered a new and far more dangerous phase as Israel prepares another large-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. The escalation is unfolding amid continued US vetoes at the UN, reinforcing Israel’s immunity from international pressure.

Israeli military planning for a renewed assault comes as Gaza’s infrastructure is already devastated. Entire districts lie in ruins, power and water systems have collapsed, and healthcare has been systematically dismantled. As detailed in earlier Gaza Genocide investigations, these outcomes stem from policy decisions rather than battlefield errors.

The Israeli government claims its operations target Hamas. Yet residential neighborhoods have been erased, refugee camps repeatedly struck, and civilian lifelines deliberately severed. Human rights groups confirm that US-made weapons have been used in attacks violating international humanitarian law.

The destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system has become one of the clearest indicators of intent. Hospitals have been bombed or forced out of service, clinics shut down, and medical workers detained. According to rights monitors, US complicity has deepened as medical access continues to be restricted.

This pattern mirrors previous reporting on how medical corridors between Gaza and the West Bank were blocked despite international appeals, leaving patients without lifesaving treatment.

Medical staff treating injured in damaged Gaza hospital
Gaza’s healthcare system collapses under continuous Israeli assaults, with US support enabling the destruction. [PHOTO CRedit: MSF]

The humanitarian collapse is not accidental. International law explicitly protects hospitals and ambulances, yet Israeli operations have repeatedly stripped these protections of meaning while Washington maintains diplomatic cover.

Testimonies emerging from Gaza reveal the human cost. Children lose limbs that could have been saved. Dialysis and cancer patients die as systems shut down. These patterns align with siege-driven mass death documented earlier.

Alongside military escalation, reports have surfaced suggesting discussions around the forced displacement of Gaza’s population, actions that would constitute ethnic cleansing under international law.

The US role remains decisive. At the United Nations, repeated US vetoes have blocked ceasefire demands and humanitarian access, signaling unconditional backing for Israeli military objectives.

As Israel prepares for another ground invasion, the question is no longer whether Gaza can endure further assault, but whether the international system will tolerate mass destruction in plain sight. Another US veto has already provided the answer.

Without immediate international intervention, Gaza faces a future defined by mass death and permanent displacement. Responsibility lies not only with Israel, but with the US and its allies who continue to prioritize strategic dominance over human life.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

Reporting in English, the desk verifies through named primary sources — including the Israel Defense Forces spokesperson's office, the Saudi Press Agency, Iranian state media, the UN Security Council, and accredited correspondents on the ground in Cairo, Beirut, Doha, and Jerusalem — and corroborates through Reuters, AFP, Al Jazeera, Arab News, and The National. Editorial accountability follows The Eastern Herald's editorial standards and corrections policy.

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