Israel army chief says Gaza war to last 'many more months' Israel again pounded Gaza with air strikes and shelling on Wednesday after its armed forces chief warned the war raging with Hamas since the October 7 attacks will last "many more months". Explosion lit up the night sky over the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis – a focus of heavy urban combat since the Israeli army said it had largely gained operational control over Gaza's north. Heavy firefights however also raged again around Gaza City in the north, while an air strike wounded 11 people near Rafah, a far-southern city crowded with internally displaced people, witnesses said.