Update
Massive shelling continues
Israel wants to expand ground operations in the Gaza Strip
October 27, 2023, 7:23 p.m
Israel says it plans to expand its deployment of ground units in the Gaza Strip next night. This is announced by a military spokesman. Gaza City residents should move south.
According to the military, Israel plans to expand its ground operations in the Gaza Strip that night. Residents of Gaza City should move to the south of the Palestinian territory, an army spokesman said. “In the last few hours we have increased the attacks in Gaza. The air force is attacking underground targets and terrorist infrastructure on a significant scale,” wrote army spokesman Daniel Hagari on X.
It is unclear whether this is the country’s expected ground offensive against the terrorist group Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip. Israel had previously reported several short deployments of ground troops and tanks.
In addition, the north of the Gaza Strip was heavily shelled by the Israeli army in the evening. This was shown by live footage filmed by the AFP news agency. The attacks began around 7 p.m. (local time) and continued. The Israeli army told AFP that it was “continuously taking action in the Gaza Strip” against the Hamas militant group that rules there.
The Hamas leadership in Gaza said Israel had cut off communications and most of the internet throughout the Gaza Strip. The Hamas government’s media office said the Israeli attacks were “the most violent since the war began” on October 7.