According to a statement released by the military, on friday Israeli ground troops joined its air force in the attack on Gaza. israel Defense Forces had tweeted that its troops were "currently attacking in the Gaza Strip."
 
In a videotaped statement prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "I said we would extract a very heavy price from Hamas. We are doing that, and we will continue to do that with heavy force."


Following an Israeli airstrike on Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021, an explosion lights the sky. The residents of Gaza who are living near the border with israel confirmed to Reuters that they had seen no sign of Israeli ground forces inside the enclave, but they reported heavy artillery fire and dozens of airstrikes.


The U.N. Security Council announced it agreed to convene sunday to discuss the situation after plans to secure a meeting had been delayed by concerns from the United States.

 
The American ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, wrote on Twitter: The fighting, on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, has killed least 103 Palestinians, including at least 27 children and 11 women, according to Gaza's health Ministry, which added that 530 people have been wounded. Seven Israelis have been killed in the rocket attacks, including a 6-year-old boy.



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