Israeli ground troops deployed near Gaza border
Israel, after saying ground troops were attacking in the Gaza Strip on Friday, later said the forces, while involved in strikes against the enclave, were not inside the strip.
The Israeli military is now using ground troops in its operations against the Gaza Strip.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced just after midnight Friday that its “air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.”
The IDF later said, “There are currently no IDF ground troops inside the Gaza strip. IDF air and ground forces are carrying out strikes on targets in the Gaza strip,” the Times of Israel reported.
The move follows several days of Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinian enclave as well as Hamas firing rockets into Israel. At least 103 Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes, including 27 children and eight women, Palestinian officials said. Seven people have been killed in Israel by the rockets, also including women and children, plus a soldier.
