Israel deployed troops inside the Gaza Strip for the first time today (July 13, 2014), as some 4,000 area residents fled southward from the northern part of the territory in the face of Israeli threats to step up attacks there, according to the National Post (Canadian) website.
Neither Israel nor Palestinian militants show any signs of agreeing to a cease-fire to end their week-long conflict, despite calls from the United Nations Security Council and others that they lay down their arms. With Israel massing tanks and soldiers at Gaza's borders, some fear that the latest Israeli threats could signal a wider ground offensive that would bring even heavier casualties than the 166 Palestinian deaths already registered.
"All our ground forces are ready," a senior Israeli military official said today. "We have been training for this. We will exploit our ability the moment a decision is made to do so."
The Israeli air force later dropped leaflets warning residents to evacuate their homes ahead of what Israel's military spokesman described as a "short and temporary" campaign against northern Gaza to begin later today. The area is home to more than 100,000 people.
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