It is 3 a.m. now in Tel Aviv. For hours we have been seeing and hearing signs that Israel's

campaign against Hamas and Gaza is in a new phase.

Strikes. People are telling us, people in Gaza should point out telling CNN that strikes

like this one now, the most intense that they have seen so far.

In addition to this air and artillery bombardment that appears to be growing in Tempo, Israeli

troops today launched. They are calling an expanded operation into Gaza.

An IDF spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, saying that the military is, quote, expanding

their ground operations. He also dismissed reports earlier today of a possible deal to

free more hostages and said that Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, was also the site

of a major Hamas command and control center. Now, he offered his evidence, he cell phone

intercept, reporting to be between two gossens discussing the site and said there was more

evidence that he could not yet make public.

Admiral Hagari also had a warning, quote, when medical facilities are used for terror purposes,

he said they are liable to lose their protection from attack in accordance with international

law.

Meantime at another hospital, Al-Aqsa, witnesses tell CNN they see and hear what they described

as intensifying bombardment around them. Here in Israel, senior officials appear to be

signalling that whatever comes next, the answer to what Hamas did on October 7th should

be decisive.

We will not live like that any longer. We saw what they capable of doing. We saw the

sort of gruesome, terrible, horrific violence that inflicted upon us. We refuse to live

with that sort of neighbor anymore. And we are now going to create a new reality in Gaza.

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