We are now says Israel’s prime minister in the second stage of what he says will be a long War the focus now on Northern Gaza which the IDF calls the center of gravity for Hamas and we are getting some sense of what Israeli ground forces are doing there so far we’re seeing them in three main or areas these areas in pink are where the institute for the study of War has confirmed Israeli clearing operations and here are all the locations that Sky News has independently verified images of Israeli forces most prominently here on the Northwestern edge of the strip near the sea over the weekend the IDF released these images of Tanks making their way through the Border fence between Israel and Northern Gaza and across Sandy terrain the IDF saying that combined combat teams of armored engineering and infantry forces are all operating there another area in the north
