THE Israeli army ground operation in Gaza, last night, it was an infiltration, not an invasion, the skynews correspondent broadcasts from the area. Alistair Bankall adds that while it was the largest land operation to date, it was limited in scope.

He estimates that about 1,000 soldiers took part in last night’s operation, which then retreated into Israeli territory. Such moves, he noted, are very useful to the Israeli military in mapping the terrain, assessing resistance and escalating future operations.

Bankal expresses the belief that “we should not necessarily assume that Israel is now on the eve of a major invasion” and adds that we may see more similar operations in Palestinian territory until the green light for the major invasion is given.

Video from last night’s operation, which everyone believes was preparatory to the next stage of the war, namely the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) gave, which is happening for the first time.

They can be seen in the video Israeli tanks to invade northern Gaza.

According to the Israeli Forces, during the night they performed “targeted raid” in the northern part of the Gaza Strip with infantry and tank forces. As they argue, the troops hit numerous terrorists, infrastructure and anti-tank guided missile launch sites of Hamas.

Video of the ground invasion

The IDF says the raid is part of the border region’s preparation for the “next stages of the war”.

After the “targeted raid” the troops they left the area and returned to an Israeli stadium, the IDF reports.

As Israeli army radio reported on Thursday, it was a “relatively large” land invasionindicating that it was the largest invasion since Israel began massing forces outside the enclave before a planned full-scale invasion. Since the outbreak of conflict on October 7, the Israeli Defense Forces have carried out several incursions to investigate Hamas positions and gather information about the hostages, the number of which revised to 224 of 222.

According with SKAI’s envoy to Israel, Stavros Ioannidis, this lightning invasion is the first land operation and has in order to neutralize pockets of resistance which the troops will likely face when the operation begins. The purpose is to create a zone where there will be no danger for Israeli troops when the ground operation begins so that they can enter the urban fabric.

It is recalled that yesterday, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in his speech that the Israeli army is preparing for the ground operation in the Gaza Strip.Israel continued to strike targets in the Gaza Strip throughout the day yesterday as officials said they were still preparing for an upcoming ground invasion, without giving a timetable. Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into central and southern Israel on Wednesday night.

She anyway this is not the first time the IDF has confirmed an invasion of the Strip since October 7. On October 13, Israeli forces announced raids on Gaza for the first time since the Hamas attacks, sending troops and tanks to attack Hamas rocket crews. Also, four days ago, on October 22, one Israeli soldier was killed and three were wounded by a rocket fired at an IDF tank during a raid on the Gaza Strip.