Israel despatched tanks and troops into northern Gaza in a single day, within the “biggest incursion” of the battle with Hamas to this point, in response to the nation’s army.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) mentioned it carried out a quick floor raid to strike a number of army targets.
The assault was meant to “prepare the battlefield”, the IDF mentioned, earlier than a extensively anticipated full-scale floor invasion of the Hamas-run Palestinian territory.
Israel-Hamas battle newest: Live updates after Gaza raid
The raid got here after the United Nations (UN) warned it’s on the verge of working out of gas within the Gaza Strip, forcing it to sharply curtail aid efforts within the territory, which has additionally been beneath siege since Hamas’s rampage throughout southern Israel on 7 October.
Gaza’s well being ministry, which is managed by Hamas, mentioned on Wednesday that greater than 750 individuals had been killed over the earlier 24 hours, greater than the 704 killed the day earlier than.
Israel says round 1,400 individuals had been killed throughout Hamas’s incursion and greater than 200 individuals had been taken hostage by the militant group.
The IDF revealed a video it mentioned was the second its forces moved into Gaza, displaying a row of tanks may very well be seen heading into the strip, firing rockets.
Israeli authorities mentioned its weapons “struck numerous terrorist cells, infrastructure and anti-tank missile launch posts”.
Drone footage additionally posted by the IDF appeared to point out rockets hanging targets and destroying buildings.
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