Hamas militants in Gaza have fired anti-tank missiles at Israel's invading forces, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects calls for a ceasefire. Israel has intensified its ground operations in Gaza in response to a deadly gun rampage by Hamas three weeks ago. The clashes have deepened the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.
Watch on GAZA /JERUSALEM - Hamas said its militants in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel 's invading forces early on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting that has deepened the Palestinian enclave's humanitarian crisis .
The al-Qassam brigades, Hamas' armed wing, said militants clashed early on Tuesday with Israeli forces"invading the southern Gaza axis, with machine guns, and targeted four vehicles with al-Yassin 105 missiles," referring to locally produced anti-tank missiles. Netanyahu said late on Monday that Israel would not agree to a cessation of hostilities with Hamas in Gaza and would press ahead with its plans to wipe out the group.
The relative caution with which Israeli troops have taken and secured slices of territory in the first days of sustained ground operations in Gaza stands in contrast to the past three weeks of unrelenting air strikes on the Mediterranean enclave, as well as to Israel's previous land offensives there.Israel's military said it struck more than 600 militant targets in recent days in Gaza, where Palestinian civilians are in dire need of fuel, food and clean water.
"It's a disaster on top of a disaster. Health needs are soaring and our ability to meet those needs is rapidly declining," World Health Organization regional emergencies chief Rick Brennan said, reiterating international calls for a ceasefire to enable a larger humanitarian operation. Netanyahu condemned the video as"cruel psychological propaganda" and said Israel's ground campaign created possibilities for rescuing the hostages.
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