Israel 'expanding' troops in Gaza, Hamas to counter with 'full force'
Israel has amassed hundreds of thousands of troops along the border before an expected wider ground offensive.
Israeli troops, backed by tanks, launched brief overnight incursions into Gaza on Wednesday and Thursday night, but this third and largest offensive marks an escalation of their ground manoeuvres. Describing the events that took place overnight, Al Jazeera's Mahmoud said:"It all started when the Israeli military spokesperson distributed a map asserting that al-Shifa hospital is the headquarters of Hamas leadership … Hamas then denied it has any rooms underneath the hospital. An hour later, Gaza experienced a complete blackout.
"The problem with cutting Gaza from the outside world has made people feel it could be a genocide in the making without them knowing what has happened to their relatives," he said.Late on Friday, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said ground forces were"expanding their activity" in Gaza and"acting with great force … to achieve the objectives of the war".
He also said Israel will allow aid trucks with food, water and medicine into the Gaza Strip during the day.
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