5,000 US troops involved in Israel's ground operation against Gaza: Tasnim
Around 5,000 American military forces have been engaged in the ground operation the Israeli army launched in Gaza on Friday night.
Security sources told Tasnim that Israel's ground onslaught against the Gaza Strip on Friday night involved three divisions and several brigades.
The sources have also pointed to the participation of some 5,000 US military forces in the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
Tasnim had reported earlier that the American military commanders have practically taken charge of the situation in the Israeli army as its forces suffered a crushing defeat in the Al-Aqsa Storm operation and the Israeli leaders have lost trust in the management abilities and loyalty of a number of army personnel.
"As the Gaza Strip on Friday night came under the heaviest bombardment since the Zionists waged a brutal war 22 days ago, the Israeli army made an attempt to enter the Gaza Strip from several areas, including Bureij, Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia and north of Khan Yunis," the news agency said.
"The purpose of the Israeli army’s advance on those regions is to split the Gaza Strip into two or three sections and cut off the connection among the Palestinian resistance forces before launching the next stage of the war," Tasnim added.