Collins. All eyes tonight are on gaza where there has been a significant Military Escalation tonight, the largest that we have seen since the start of this work almost exactly 3 weeks ago. Along with a relentless air bombardment, israel says it is expanding its Ground Operation in gaza, but wont yet precisely say whether this is the start of that highly anticipated fullscale ground offensive. Journalist barack notes tonight it is much more intensive than what we have seen in recent days with those minor incursions going into gaza with then Israeli Forces leaving. Right now, youre looking at video from the idf of these targeted raids that are being conducted tonight. Israeli forces say that hundreds of thousands of soldiers amassed on the border, in the air, on the ground, and in the sea. Of course, the hostages are still in gaza, they are still at the center of this. We are hearing from u. S. Officials who say the negotiations are going to continue, but there are major questions of how
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli lawmakers that the IDF expects to start its three-phase war with airstrikes and ground maneuvers, before defeating Hamas pockets of resistance