Israeli ground attack on besieged Gaza Strip expected within 48 hours

Israel is likely to launch a ground attack on the besieged Gaza Strip within the next 48 hours, sources in the Biden administration believe, according to the Washington Post. 

Israel has also requested the Biden administration provide it additional iron dome missile interceptors, small diameter bombs, and machine gun ammunition, the Washington Post added. 

Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported that Egyptian officials have warned Israel against launching a ground assault on the besieged Gaza Strip because it would trigger a military response from the Lebanese group Hezbollah, risking a wider conflagration of fighting. 

Israel has asked the Biden administration to boost intelligence sharing along its northern border with Lebanon, the Washington Post also reported.