Israel steps up ground operation against Hamas militants in Gaza

Telephone and internet communications were partially restored in Gaza after a more than day-long blackout that had badly impacted rescue operations as Israel pounded targets of the militant Hamas group that controls the territory.

"We are gradually expanding the ground activity and the scope of our forces in the Gaza Strip," military spokesman Daniel Hagari told a briefing."We will do everything we can from the air, sea and land to ensure the safety of our forces and achieve the goals of the war." White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN that Israel must use every means possible to distinguish between Palestinian civilians and Hamas militants in Gaza, and he also urged Netanyahu to"rein in" extremist Jewish settler violence against innocent people in the occupied West Bank.British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed their concern about getting aid into Gaza during a phone call on Sunday, Sunak's office said.

"I wish God will have mercy on us and the war stops," said Rami Al-Erqan, a father cradling his daughter, one of his six children."We reached a state where we wish to have died under the rubble just to find some rest. Our life is torture." Netanyahu warned Israelis on Saturday to expect a"long and hard" campaign but stopped short of calling the current incursions in Gaza an invasion. Some of US President Joe Biden's aides have advised Israeli counterparts to hold off on an immediate all-out assault, US officials say.The conflict has prompted large demonstrations worldwide in support of the Palestinians. On Sunday several thousand people rallied in Beirut to show solidarity with Gaza.

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