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Israel says no troops entered Gaza, blames communication error
14 May 2021 01:13 BST
The Israeli army early on Friday retracted its announcement that its troops had entered the Gaza Strip, blaming the confusion on an “internal communication” problem.
The army had earlier told the media that a ground incursion into the Gaza strip had started, in an ambiguous statement that had misled major news outlets.
"Israeli planes and troops on the ground are carrying out an attack in the Gaza Strip," the army said in a brief message,” the statement said just after midnight Friday.
The army published a clarification two hours later saying there were no soldiers in Gaza.