Israel enters ground forces in the Gaza Strip

Israel enters ground forces in the Gaza Strip

Israel has entered ground forces in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army states. The air force is also participating in the offensive. The spiral of violence thus continues to increase in speed.

TT An Israeli artillery piece on the Gaza Strip on Thursday.Picture: Ariel Schalit/AP/TT In Gaza. As the conflict escalates, Israel has prepared to carry out a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, led by the Islamist movement Hamas, branded by the EU, among others. On Thursday, leave for Israeli military was withdrawn, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz called on Israeli the army to call in 9,000 reservists. The soldiers who are called in belong mainly to combat units and command centers. Earlier in the day, it was reported that 7,000 reservists were called in, soldiers who belong to air defense units and medical personnel, writes the Times of Israel. that over the years Israel has most often retreated to attack in other ways than by air. But during the Gaza war in 2014, among other things, ground forces entered.