Israel steps up attacks on Gaza
Gaza, Jan 5 -Israel has stepped up its ground attacks on Gaza, and has divided the territory in two zones, although reports claiming one Israeli soldier was killed and 30 others wounded confirm that the offensive will not be a walkover for invading troops.
Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with about 300 airstrikes Saturday and shot down a Palestinian rocket fired at Tel Aviv, the military said, widening a blistering assault to include the Hamas prime minister's headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels.