GAZA, (PIC)
Amid heavy airstrikes, the Israeli occupation army started last night a large-scale ground operation in the central Gaza Strip, pushing its troops into an area on the outskirts of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Heavy airstrikes and artillery shelling pounded parts of the camp before troops moved into the area, which was largely left untouched by Israeli bombardment during the past months, according to the Hebrew media.
Palestinian media reports said an Israeli strike on a residential building killed at least five people, and other buildings, mosques and structures were also struck.
At least 10 citizens were reportedly killed and many others were injured in different attacks on the refugee camp.
There were also reports of airstrikes in other parts of the Strip, particularly the south, with the Palestinian Maan News Agency reporting that 122 people were killed in Gaza over the previous 24 hours.
