https://www.timesofisrael.com/warpl...unkers-ground-forces-push-into-northern-gaza/
Israeli warplanes pounded northern Gaza overnight Friday and on into Saturday, hitting more than 150 underground tunnels and bunkers of the Hamas terror group as tanks and other forces pushed into the Strip in a limited but protracted incursion, the military said.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Saturday afternoon that the war had “entered a new phase,” underlining the stepped-up ground force activity inside Gaza.
Overnight, he said, “the ground shook in Gaza. We attacked above ground and below ground, attacking terrorists of all ranks, in all places.” The war would continue “until further notice,” he added.
Explosions from continuous airstrikes lit up the sky over Gaza City for hours after nightfall Friday. The Israel Defense Forces said a number of Hamas terrorists had been killed in the airstrikes and in several clashes with troops inside Gaza.
Among those killed was the head of Hamas’s so-called aerial array Issam Abu Rukbeh.
Israeli warplanes pounded northern Gaza overnight Friday and on into Saturday, hitting more than 150 underground tunnels and bunkers of the Hamas terror group as tanks and other forces pushed into the Strip in a limited but protracted incursion, the military said.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Saturday afternoon that the war had “entered a new phase,” underlining the stepped-up ground force activity inside Gaza.
Overnight, he said, “the ground shook in Gaza. We attacked above ground and below ground, attacking terrorists of all ranks, in all places.” The war would continue “until further notice,” he added.
Explosions from continuous airstrikes lit up the sky over Gaza City for hours after nightfall Friday. The Israel Defense Forces said a number of Hamas terrorists had been killed in the airstrikes and in several clashes with troops inside Gaza.
Among those killed was the head of Hamas’s so-called aerial array Issam Abu Rukbeh.