JERUSALEM/GAZA, Mar 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Zionist military said yesterday, its forces had begun ground operations in northern Gaza, while Hamas’ armed wing, claimed responsibility for rocket attacks on central Israel, including Tel Aviv, escalating hostilities, as a weeks-long ceasefire collapses.
Barbaric Zionist troops began what the military described as “ground activity” overnight, in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza, near the coastal border. Images released by the military showed soldiers and armoured vehicles advancing, though it did not specify the scale or duration of the operation.
The move follows a “targeted ground operation” launched Wednesday, in central and southern Gaza, aimed at establishing a “buffer zone” to separate northern and southern parts of the enclave, according to Zionist authorities.
Shortly after the military’s announcement, air raid sirens sounded in central and southern Israel yesterday. The Zionist Defence Forces said, three rockets were fired from southern Gaza, with one intercepted and the others landing in open areas. Loud explosions were reported in Tel Aviv, though no casualties were immediately confirmed.
Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades said, it had launched a rocket barrage at Tel Aviv, in retaliation for what it called, the Israeli regime’s “massacres against civilians.”
The merciless Israeli regime resumed strikes in Gaza on Tuesday, after a ceasefire that began on Jan 19 unraveled, with officials stating the renewed campaign targets Hamas militants.
Gaza health authorities reported over 470 Palestinian deaths since Tuesday. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Gaza’s Civil Defence, said yesterday that, at least 71 Palestinians, including women and children had been killed, in the Zionist airstrikes on residential areas since dawn, accusing the barbaric Zionist Israeli army of targeting civilians.– NNN-XINGUA
