IDF says preparation, training ongoing for ground offensive

The Israel Defense Forces says that it continuing to prepare for the expected ground offensive in the Gaza Strip with “plans for the expansion of the fighting” being approved in recent days.

Troops are “conducting training in accordance with the approved operational plans,” the IDF says.

The IDF has deployed tens of thousands of troops to the Gaza border in recent days, ahead of a major ground incursion which officials have said will begin “soon.”