A top official said “large areas” of the enclave would be seized, suggesting that Israel intended to hold on to more territory.

Israel’s defense minister says the country's military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory.

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that 130 Palestinians, including two recovered from beneath the rubble, were killed and 263 others injured

At least 19 people are reported killed in Jabalia as Israel's defence minister says it is expanding ground operations.

Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip is expanding to seize “large areas” of the Gaza Strip, the defense minister said Wednesday. Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory was “expanding to crush and clean the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and capture large areas that will be added to the security zones of the State of Israel,

Israel's defense minister said expanding operations will "crush and clean the area" of militants, despite children making up many of the strikes' victims.