Israel Invasion of Gaza Has Begun

“When Israeli ground forces advanced en masse into the Gaza Strip on Friday evening, just after the Jewish Sabbath began, they did it so secretly that it was hours before the outside world understood what had happened,” the New York Times reports.

“In the three days since the long-anticipated invasion began, Israel’s military has operated with a similar ambiguity, defying expectations by carrying out a more incremental ground operation than was initially anticipated.”

Washington Post: Israel pushes farther into Gaza, rejects cease-fire.