There's emerging evidence of tank fire and small arms fire at the border, after the IDF confirmed that ground forces are entering the next phase of their operations.
According to reports in The Times Of Israel "Palestinians claim Israeli tanks exchanging fire with gunmen inside Gaza." This is confirmed by Al Jazeera and by many online news sites and blogers. Amateur video, mostly taken on cellphones shows what one blogger describes as, "Anti-tank missiles have been fired at Israeli forces that entered Gaza."
Watch video posted on X of clashes between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters
Hamas has responded by issuing a "call to arms" for Gaza and the West Bank (the Israeli occupied area of Palestine). There have since been reports of large overnight protests by Palestinians in the territories. The fate of the over 220 Israeli and foreign hostages is in doubt, while reports from Washington and NATO headquarters suggest Israel's allies led by the USA are still working to keep the negotiating process going as the situation threatens to spiral out of control and trigger a full scale regional war.
In latest news from Tel Aviv we are learning that the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) say their offensive to remove Hamas from Gaza territory has entered the next phase of its operations. We assume this means a full ground assault with air support is under way, as citizens reports on social media show heavy aerial bombardment continuing. But Israeli officials are still claiming this just another "expanded" raid. The Biden White House is now making a show of wanting a more 'humanitarian' approach and has asked Israel to ensure only "surgical" strikes, and to allow the Strip access to aid. However it is a sign of how Americas global influence had been diminished in recent decades when its former client state Israel ignores the demented, geriatric American president.
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