the Israeli military releasing video of combat activity inside Gaza Saturday...

the Israeli military releasing video of combat activity inside Gaza Saturday the Israel Defense Forces say the footage shows Israeli tanks operating in Northern Gaza with heavy bulldozers deployed on the shore this after the Israeli military announced it was expanding its ground operation in Gaza sending in tanks and infantry backed by Massive strikes from air and sea meanwhile a bird's eye Paints the picture of the destruction in Gaza this is video showing the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in gaza's aliser refugee camp a mosque and houses were reportedly hit in that attack according to Medical officials inside Gaza at least 13 people were killed with dozens more injured the Ministry of Health in Hamas rang Gaza says more than 7300 Palestinians have been killed due to Israel's bombardment and let's get get right to scripts News International correspondent Jason balini he is near the Israel gods of border right now uh Jason good to see you uh prime minister Netanyahu Israeli military forces have called this next phase of the War uh you are near the Israel God of Border what are you noticing that's different about your previous reporting from the border I well it seem like our perspective a new is a far more intense phase here's what we know here on the ground day intense ground and air teexs continued overnight through today and Israel Defense Forces described adding forces to those already on the ground in what prime minister Benjamin n described as you just said as the next phase of the war now I want to start by noting that in video the IDF just released in the last few hours we see for the first time Israeli soldiers infantry moving on foot on the ground in Gaza see moving with Columns of Tanks the IDF saying this is part of combined combat forces that include armor combat engineers infantry and helicopters they said soldiers identified and destroyed booby trap structures by using both ground forces and a UAV drone in one operation the IDF says tanks directed helicopters who then destroyed a Hamas position inside a booby trapped building the IDF says in the past day fighter jets struck over 450 military targets we're hearing one of those Jets right now those belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip is what they've been hitting they say this included operational command posts anti-tank missile launch posts and observation posts for the first time the IDF is also reporting injuries saying one soldier was severely injured hit by a mottar shell and two others moderately injured in a clash with Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip Julie Jason obviously tensions uh Rising there there are 229 known hostages is held by Hamas what's the latest on the efforts for their release those efforts are continuing today and there have been protests in Tel Aviv among families of those who are being held hostage people are waiting with baited breath and then uh uh prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with some of uh the families of those people but um there's increasing pressure increasing concern from these families for the safe return of their loved ones but how this will work out uh it's very hard to say and these families are just becom increasingly vocal and uh that meeting that that transpired yesterday was one that uh they're very hopeful that will pressure the government even more to try to make prioritize getting their loved ones home the leaders of Hamas issued a statement saying they betrayed all the hostages from all the Palestinian prisoners in Israel and Israel army spokesman called the statement psychological terrorism Julie Jason take care International correspondent Jason balini live near the Israel Gaza border this morning we appreciate it Jason