Residents in the northern Gaza Strip said they could hear the sound of tanks entering from Beit Lahiya as we noted earlier and now the Army has confirmed:
- *ISRAEL SENDING TANKS INTO GAZA: ARMY
As NY Times reports, the military released a statement saying the goal of the operation was to "establish a reality in which Israeli residents can live in safety and security without continuous indiscriminate terror." Judging by the images and clips below, they are deadly serious.
Raw feed of the invasion from AP:
Hamas response was ominous:
Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, issued a statement calling the invasion “a dangerous step,” and said, referring to Israel, “The occupation will pay its price expensively, and Hamas is ready for confrontation.”
Some images...
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@kray_figment [11] @vicenews [12] @VICE [13] this kid was in the beach playing, killed by israel soldiers. pic.twitter.com/vCvIG1ptt7 [14]
— ccaglak (@ccglk) July 17, 2014 [15]
