Gaza: Israel has threatened Gaza with ground attack amid airstrikes asconflict grows.
According to Al-Jazeera, the death toll in Gaza has reached 113 includingwomen and 31 children. Meanwhile Israel has deployed army personnel andtanks near the besieged Gaza strip.
Israel continued to bombard Gaza strip with air strikes and artilleryshells, ignoring appeals from across the world for calm, as it stepped upthe deployment of troops and tanks near the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Israeli forces are have targeted police headquarters and security buildingsin Gaza as they launched a series of air raids on various locations. It issaid to be the most intense airstrikes in Gaza since the bombardment in2014.
The reporter of Al Jazeera, Safwat Al Kahlout, who is reporting from liveGaza, has denied reports of any ground attack taking place as of yet.However, he has confirmed that Israeli troops are massing at the border.
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“A ground operation needs a lot of preparation, needs a lot of troops,” hesaid, noting that it is likely that there is not yet enough number oftanks, artillery and troops to enter Gaza.
In a separate statement, the Israeli army also denied that the groundoffensive has started.
On the other hand, at least six Israelis and one Indian national have alsobeen killed as a result of retaliating strikes from Hamas.
