Peter Lerner, a spokesperson for the IDF, denied in a conversation with ABC News that the expanded Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip are the official ground invasion that has been expected. A US official told ABC News the Israelis are launching a more limited incursion and have agreed to provide humanitarian support in conjunction with the operation. (Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)
