Custom Search
BREAKING NEWS: ISRAEL BEGINS GAZA GROUND ASSAULT !!!
=AL-JAZEERA REPORTS FIGHTING ON THE GROUND IN GAZA:
LIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSCAST VIDEO FEED HERE:
The Israeli army has confirmed its troops have entered the Gaza Strip as it escalates its offensive on the eighth day of operations.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, a spokesman for the Israeli government said: "They [Israeli ground forces] will be completing the mission of the air force, going for Hamas headquarters and weapons caches and giving a blow to their capability to launch attacks into Israel."
The gound assault came as the death toll of Palestinians climbed past 450 on Saturday as a strike on a northern Gaza town killed at least 11 people, including one child, who were praying in a mosque. Earlier, Israeli artillery has started firing shells into the Gaza Strip for the first time.