"GEOPOLITICS

SINCE 07:00GMT/03:00ET

  • Israeli tanks on the outskirts of Gaza City block the road between the north and south of the Strip, according to Sky News Arabia citing AFP; Israeli tanks are now stationed in the central Gaza Strip, according to Al Arabiya.
  • "Israeli artillery shelling on the western sector of southern Lebanon and throwing phosphorous shells", according to Sky News Arabia citing its correspondent; Israeli artillery shells Wadi Shebaa with phosphorus shells, according Ashaq News.
  • Israel's Military spokesperson says we are gradually moving ahead according to plan, forces deployed across the northern border and prepared for any scenario."
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