Israel Launches Ground Invasion Of Gaza

A Palestinian man looks at a destroyed Hamas security compound after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Israel resisted mounting international pressure Wednesday to suspend its devastating ... A Palestinian man looks at a destroyed Hamas security compound after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Israel resisted mounting international pressure Wednesday to suspend its devastating air offensive against militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza, sending more troops and tanks to the border as signs of an impending ground invasion multiplied. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) MORE LESS
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has launched a ground offensive in Gaza.

The army said in a statement late Thursday that after 10 days of Hamas attacks, it has “initiated a ground operation within the Gaza Strip.”

The army says the objective is to strike a “significant blow to Hamas’ terror infrastructure.”

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