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Israeli military uses flares over Gaza amid intense bombing
27 October 2023 19:23 BST
The Israeli military is using flares to illuminate Gaza’s sky as it launches intense air strikes in the besieged Strip.
Fighter jets concentrated bombing in northwest Gaza late on Friday, in the heaviest shelling reported since the start of the war on 7 October, according to Al Jazeera.
The use of flares followed an announcement by the Israeli army spokesperson that ground forces would “expand activity” tonight.
The escalation comes after the Israeli military launched limited raids into Gaza from the sea and ground, on Thursday and Wednesday respectively.
Salvos of rockets from Gaza continued to be fired amidst the heavy bombardment, targeting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and cities and town near the Israel-Gaza frontier.