The heaviest shelling since the start of the war is underway in the northern Gaza Strip with Israelis being pounded by land, air and sea, in another sign that a massive ground invasion may be very close.
Israel is hitting Islamist positions in Gaza with Bunker Buster bombs in an attempt to destroy Hamas' network of underground bunkers.
Internet and communication services have been completely disrupted in the north and severely restricted in the southern part of the Strip.
The shelling is " the heaviest since the start of the war on October 7," Hamas said, accusing Israel of "preparing for massacres." Journalists in the area make the same observation.
The Hamas government has announced that telecommunications and the Internet have been disrupted in the Palestinian enclave.
Netblocks, an organization that monitors cyber security and Internet access around the world, reported a "collapse" of connections in the Gaza Strip.
The Airstrikes in the Northern Gaza Strip are so Massive tonight that they can be clearly seen from the Israeli City of Ashkelon over 10 Miles away.
The IDF spokesman said that Israeli forces will expand ground operations inside the Gaza Strip tonight.
"In the last few hours we have increased the attacks in Gaza. The Air Force widely attacks underground targets and terrorist infrastructure.
Following on from the offensive activity we have carried out over the past few days, ground forces are expanding ground activity this afternoon.
The IDF is working vigorously in all dimensions to achieve the objectives of the war"was the comment of the spokesman of the Israeli army, Daniel Hagari.
With Israel's operations in Gaza ongoing and intensified in recent hours, the White House announced that President Joe Biden was briefed by members of the National Security Council on the developments.
According to CNN, in the meantime, the Israeli bombardments are being carried out by tanks located near the border with Gaza, while warships are also operating from the sea.
And the Palestinians, for their part, are attempting to respond, as sirens sound in Ashdod and Ashkelon, while rockets are fired toward Tel Aviv.
"Fire of rockets towards the occupied territories (including Israel) in response to the massacres of (Palestinian) civilians" refers to the post of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades on the Telegram platform.
It is worth noting that yesterday, Hamas carried out one of the largest rocket attacks in Tel Aviv.
The rockets fired by Hamas outnumbered the interceptors fired by Israel's Iron Dome air defense systems. Then some of the rockets hit the city.
Watch video of Hamas firing rockets at Israel
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