IDF launches 'localised' raids in Gaza, PM Netanyahu says 'it is the beginning'

Israeli air strikes on the Palestinian enclave continued into its eighth day. The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has launched the first `localised` raids into Gaza ahead of its expected ground invasion. Meanwhile, in his latest address to the nation, the Israeli PM said that ‘we are all fighting tooth and nail’. He also added that the raids on Hamas are ‘just the beginning’. Hamas, meanwhile, accused Israel of targeting citizens fleeing northern Gaza. Israel responded with massive air strikes deep inside the coastal enclave, killing scores and wounding hundreds giving a warning to the residents of Gaza, Netanyahu said that they would operate forcefully everywhere. The Western Nations have extended support to Israel including the US, the UK, and France.