Israel steps up ground attack in Gaza Israel is pressing on with its ground offensive in Gaza, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country had launched a new phase of its “long and hard” war to destroy Hamas ISRAEL West Bank Enlarged area GAZA STRIP Israel forces advance Reported fighting Refugee camp IDF footage shows tanks entering Gaza along beach Erez crossing Shati Camp Jabalia Camp Beit Hanoun Jabalia Mediterranean Sea Al-Shifa Hospital Al-Quds Hospital Rimal Gaza City GAZA STRIP ISRAEL Nahal Oz Karni Juhor ad Dik Evacuation zone boundary Bureij 1km 0.6 miles Israel intensified bombardment of Gaza at start of large ground operation on Oct 27 DEAD (Since Oct 7) Injured Israel 1,405 5,431 Gaza 8,005 20,242 West Bank 112 1,900 Sources: ISW, Reuters, BBC © GRAPHIC NEWS