Israel Massing Troops at Border for Invasion of Gaza

The Israel military says hundreds of thousands of troops are near the Gaza border “ready to execute the mission we have been given”.

Israel is expected to launch a ground offensive on the Gaza strip soon – it says the mission is to “make sure Hamas won’t have any military capabilities”.

The death toll in Israel has reached 1,200 – while more than 900 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza.

The head of the Palestinian energy authority says Gaza’s only power station will run out of fuel today.

Earlier this week, Israel announced a “siege” of Gaza – cutting its supplies of electricity, fuel, and water.

Details of a massacre in an Israeli village have emerged – with an Israeli general speaking of babies killed in their bedrooms.

Israeli soldiers also said that some of the dead in the village had been beheaded.

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As dawn broke on Wednesday, thousands of Palestinians staged demonstrations against Israel’s air strikes on the Gaza strip across the occupied west bank.

The escalating conflict on Israel’s borders is increasing concern that the violence could spread.

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, said on Tuesday that the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Gaza was “very serious”, warning of repercussions on the region’s “security and stability”.

Sisi, whose government maintains ties with Israel and Hamas, said Egypt had intensified its efforts to reach a ceasefire, according to the state-run Mena news agency. “We are communicating with all international and regional parties in order to reach an immediate cessation of violence and achieve de-escalation,” he was quoted as saying.

The Egyptian leader affirmed Egypt’s position on establishing a “just and comprehensive peace” based on a two-state solution.