IDF spokeswoman claims Israel sends additional troops to Gaza

Israel moved extra ground forces into Gaza overnight, said military spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.

“Additional forces have entered the strip. He emphasized in a daily morning briefing that our activity there will increase.

Dozens of Hamas gunmen had been killed in recent fighting as Israeli ground forces advanced towards Hamas positions, he added.

One tactical maneuver was explained.

"We are carrying out an extended ground operation. Ground forces, tanks, infantry, and armored forces approach terrorists in a compound to assault us. Hagari says we airshot them.

After weeks of aerial bombardment on Hamas-controlled Gaza, Israel declared a “second stage” of its assault on Hamas over the weekend and intensified its ground campaign on Sunday.