The Israeli army is increasing its bombardment on the southern part of the Gaza Strip, specifically in the city of Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reports.

Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defence minister, has been saying that what will come to the southern part of the Gaza Strip will not only be equal to what we saw in the north but, actually, even worse.

He says the army is going to continue its ground operation inside the northern part of the Gaza strip.

The report quotes him as saying that Israeli troops are going to remain stationed there until every single Hamas target — infrastructure and fighters — is eliminated.

However, the Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari said there have been fierce gun battles on the streets of northern Gaza and there has been continuous rocket fire coming from the northern and central parts of the territory.