Israeli forces appear to be advancing on Gaza City from two sides
by Peter Beaumont and Rory Carroll in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6FZDN)
Witnesses report Salah al-Din Road cut as Israel expands assault, in apparent effort to cut strip in two
Israeli tanks and infantry have advanced on Gaza City from two directions, with tanks reported to be on the main north-south road, in an apparent effort to cut the strip into two.
Reports in the Hebrew media, statements from Hamas and Palestinian witness accounts, described Israeli armour operating close to the Mediterranean coast in the north of Gaza in an area where Hamas said it was engaged in heavy fighting.
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