all landline, cellular and internet communications collapsed and that it lost contact with its medical teams and operations room, saying it feared people would lose contact to ambulance services.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said ground forces were “expanding their activity” in Gaza following days of aerial attacks, in a tweet translated by Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told reporters it would “take a long time” to handle the network of tunnels operated by Hamas as Israeli forces prod the outskirts of Gaza City.Israel agreed Wednesday to delay its anticipated ground invasion of Gaza at the request of the U.S., which sought to bide more time for defenses to be put into place for American troops in the Middle East, according to theon U.S. Navy ships.