Gaza/Jerusalem, Sept. 16 -- Israel heavily bombarded Gaza City early Tuesday, according to multiple media reports.
Axios, a U.S. media outlet, reported that the Israeli military launched a ground offensive on Monday to occupy Gaza City, citing Israeli officials. Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post confirmed that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)'s invasion of Gaza City erupted late Monday night.
According to the Times of Israel, the IDF has been gradually expanding airstrikes in and around the city in recent days, but has not dispatched ground troops into the densely populated northern city.
Local sources and eyewitnesses in Gaza denied any Israeli tank incursion into Gaza City. There was no sighting yet of penetration or movement of Isra...