Israeli tanks enter edge of Gaza City
Gaza, The Gulf Observer: Israeli tanks have entered the edge of Gaza City and cut a key road from the north to the south of the war-torn Palestinian territory, witnesses told AFP.
The witnesses said tanks were seen in the Zaytun district.
“They have cut the Salahedin road and are firing at any vehicle that tries to go along it,” said one resident.
Separately, Israeli armoured vehicles move from east of Gaza and reach Salah al Din Street in Gaza City according to witnesses speaking to Anadolu Agency.
Israel’s chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari also said during a regular press briefing that it is “advancing gradually” in Gaza and will step up the offensive “according to phases, goals of war.”
Israeli forces have stepped up ground operations in Gaza in recent days following a relentless air bombardment of the besieged enclave after the Palestinian group Hamas launched a major assault on Israel.
