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| Israel’s military says air and ground forces are attacking Gaza – updates | Israel’s military says air and ground forces are attacking Gaza – updates |
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| Latest news as IDF says ground forces have joined the attacks on Gaza Strip but have not entered the enclave | Latest news as IDF says ground forces have joined the attacks on Gaza Strip but have not entered the enclave |
| We are pausing this live coverage for a while, but will bring you any key developments and breaking news when it happens. | We are pausing this live coverage for a while, but will bring you any key developments and breaking news when it happens. |
| The Israeli Defense Forces have sent the Guardian their “clarification” stating that there are “currently no IDF ground troops” in Gaza. It is brief, and does not explain the earlier statement to the contrary given to journalists and published in Twitter: | |
| Here are some photographs from tonight’s attacks: | Here are some photographs from tonight’s attacks: |
| Hamas rockets are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system: | Hamas rockets are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome defence system: |
| Helen Sullivan here – a reminder that you can send any news and video footage you think we may have missed to helen.sullivan@theguardian.com or to me on Twitter @helenrsullivan. | Helen Sullivan here – a reminder that you can send any news and video footage you think we may have missed to helen.sullivan@theguardian.com or to me on Twitter @helenrsullivan. |
| There has nonetheless been a marked escalation in violence from Israeli forces tonight. | There has nonetheless been a marked escalation in violence from Israeli forces tonight. |
| Palestinian journalist Henriette Chacar has this account by her colleague in Gaza from an hour ago: | Palestinian journalist Henriette Chacar has this account by her colleague in Gaza from an hour ago: |
| From the Washington Post’s Jerusalem bureau chief: | From the Washington Post’s Jerusalem bureau chief: |
| The full statement from the US state department advising against travel to Israel and Palestinian territories: | The full statement from the US state department advising against travel to Israel and Palestinian territories: |
| Here is an image of rockets being fired tonight from Gaza in response to the attacks from Israel: | Here is an image of rockets being fired tonight from Gaza in response to the attacks from Israel: |
| This video shows being intercepted by Israel’s “Iron Dome” defence system tonight (we have not verified this independently): | This video shows being intercepted by Israel’s “Iron Dome” defence system tonight (we have not verified this independently): |
| Al Quds (the Palestinian Arabic daily newspaper) reports that “several areas in the cities of the West Bank, including Jenin, Nablus and Qalqilya, are currently witnessing rallies in solidarity with the Gaza strip”. | Al Quds (the Palestinian Arabic daily newspaper) reports that “several areas in the cities of the West Bank, including Jenin, Nablus and Qalqilya, are currently witnessing rallies in solidarity with the Gaza strip”. |
| What we are now trying to understand is why the IDF at first said there were troops on the ground in Gaza and then retracted that. | What we are now trying to understand is why the IDF at first said there were troops on the ground in Gaza and then retracted that. |
| As the Wall Street Journal’s Israel / Palestinian territories correspondent writes, the IDF’s international spokesman, Jonathan Conricus, said to her: “There are ground troops in Gaza.” He retracted the statement two hours later: | As the Wall Street Journal’s Israel / Palestinian territories correspondent writes, the IDF’s international spokesman, Jonathan Conricus, said to her: “There are ground troops in Gaza.” He retracted the statement two hours later: |