Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. Im victor blackwell. And im amara walker. Israels army appears to be entering a new phase of war. An Army Spokesperson from the idf confirmed to cnn that idf Ground Forces are in gaza right now. Infantry, artillery and other units moved into gaza from the north overnight. As troops march in the north, israel continues to fire missiles across the border. The idf have been launching heavy and continuous air strikes throughout the night into the morning. Idf reserve soldiers are calling it the most intense night of bombing of the conflict so far. Cnns jim sciutto is with us now from northern israel. So, israel promised a major Ground Offensive after the attacks by hamas on october 7th. Is it clear yet that this is the beginning of that . That we are seeing that Ground Incursion in a major way or is this potentially Something Else . Reporter well, victor, its the beginning of something. Thats no question. Because israel is now confirming the Idf S
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