Gaza has been hit by an unprecedented level of airstrikes this evening as the Israeli military said it was conducting a “significant attack” only hours after announcing it had severed the enclave into two having reached the Mediterranean coastline.
Footage on Telegram shows what is reportedly the northwest part of the Gaza Strip being hit by several Israeli airstrikes consecutively in a matter of seconds.
Addressing the attacks, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said: “We attack with great force. Tonight and every day, tonight there is now a significant attack.”
Earlier, he announced that Israeli forces had encircled Gaza City and would proceed into the northern city in the next 48 hours.
It comes as Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Amman earlier on Saturday and emphasized the importance of working towards a ceasefire in Gaza and stopping Israeli aggression in southern Lebanon, the state news agency reported.
Israeli PM Bejamin Netanyahu rejected those calls on Sunday, saying hostages would be rescued from Gaza above all else.
