GazaIsrael resumed ground operations on Wednesday and said it was retaking control of a key corridor that divides northern Gaza from the south as Defence Minister Israel Katz warned attacks would increase until Hamas frees Israeli captives.

Israel said Wednesday its troops retook part of a corridor that bisects Gaza, and its defense minister warned that attacks would intensify until Hamas frees dozens of hostages and gives up control of the territory.

Israel said Wednesday it launched a “limited ground operation” in northern Gaza to retake part of a corridor that bisects the territory, and the country’s defense minister warned that the army plans to step up the attacks that shattered a two-month cease-fire “with an intensity that you have not seen.