Israel Defence Forces preparing ground attack against Gaza
Gaza, Palestine: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) preparing ground attack against Gaza. According to unconfirmed news coming from Gaza border, IDF are preparing group attack on Gaza and a large number of tanks are gathering at border points.
“Since Arab world is silent over constant air attack on Gaza and world is silent on massacre of Palestinian children, we believe IDF will enter Gaza strip with tanks”, said Abu Abdullah from Gaza in his twitter message.
Meanwhile Israel news feed also confirms concentration of IDF tanks on border points ready for ground attack.
It may be mentioned that a eight members, including five children of one family were killed in an early morning Thursday air strike in Khan Younis area south of Gaza.
Palestinian Health Ministry in a press statement claimed that air strike on the city killed a 19-year-old man and his 75-year-old father. A four-year-old child who was also injured in one of the strikes on Khan Yunis succumbed to her injuries during the day.
Alarabiya special correspondent said in a special report that the first major Israel-Hamas flare up since the eight-day-war in November 2012 shows little signs of de-escalating in the near term. In the first 48-hours, the intensity of Israel’s operation has already proven far greater than the last with the IDF confirming over 500 targets have been hit.