Israel has conducted a large-scale raid into the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday in what the Israeli forces described as a "targeted raid" that was in "preparation for the next stages of combat".
The raid, which included the use of tanks, came as Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip reached the 20 day mark, killing 7,028 Palestinians, including over 3,000 children and wounding 17,436 others.
The UN has warned that fuel could run out on Thursday, leaving Gaza and its residents in an ever worsening situation following the collapse of its health system which was announced Wednesday night by the Palestinian health ministry.
Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip has coincided with increased violence in the occupied West Bank as Israeli security personnel carry out raids in cities such as Jenin and Qalqilya, as well as Israeli settler attacks against Palestinian residents, with 100 Palestinians killed in said incidents.