Italian media on September 16 continued its heavy focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, emphasizing the ongoing ground invasion of Gaza City by Israeli tanks, accompanied by significant air and drone attacks. Reports indicated Israeli forces controlled 40% of the city, with a UN commission declaring the situation a genocide, a claim Israel dismissed as antisemitic. Early afternoon saw a major shift in focus to the death of Hollywood legend Robert Redford at 89 years old, dominating headlines across multiple outlets. By late afternoon, attention also turned to Russian-Belarusian military exercises, with Putin reportedly attending and testing hypersonic missiles, while the Israeli assault on Gaza City remained a prominent secondary topic throughout the evening.