Israeli attacks on the south of Gaza have not stopped during the last 24 hours and intensified during the night, Al Jazeera reports.

According to Al Jazeera, the majority of the attacks were directed towards agricultural land, which means they are paving the way for further military ground incursions similar to what happened in the north.

Tareq Abu Azzoum, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Khan Younis, says they start with artillery on the ground and also aerial bombardments in order to pave the way for Israeli ground troops to push forward as the occupation forces previously announced that they would expand their military operation even in the south of the territory.