⚡️🇮🇱🇵🇸ISRAEL DOWNPLAYS GAZA INVASION and labels incursion simply "expansion of ground operations" as Washington urges Tel Aviv to "rethink plans for major offensive" (pictured).

While loud explosions pop up (top vid) on horizon in Gaza Strip, US officials cast doubt on Israeli goal of "eradicating Hamas" and don't believe Tel Aviv will be able to do it as they worry about ground invasion's region-wide ripple effect.

UPDATE: Israel just launched ground war on Gaza - Jordan's Foreign Minister.

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⚡️🇵🇸APOCALYPTIC SCENES from streets of Gaza (top pics) as blinding flashes of Israeli bombs mar skyline amid invasion of besieged Strip.

🇹🇷 Turkish Prez Erdogan invites every Turk to join huge protests across Istanbul (bottom pic) to "show solidarity" with Palestinians, under mass assault by Israeli forces in North of Gaza Strip.

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⚡️🇵🇸OCCUPIED WEST BANK ROARS as thousands of Palestinians take to streets in fury at Israel’s invasion of Gaza Strip (bottom vids) while Egyptian air defense shoots 2 drones flying South to North of Red Sea (see map) as Cairo puts air force on high alert.

Israeli army attempt to double down on denial, claiming this ain’t full-scale invasion but “expansion of ground operation”.

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🇹🇷STARBUCKS SMASHED (bottom right vid) in Turkey as angry crowd takes to streets, chanting slogans in support of Palestine amid Israeli ground invasion of Gaza Strip.

Green and red flashes in top right vid as people aim fireworks at Israeli diplomatic mission while Turkish Prez calls on every Turk for MASSIVE rally in show of solidarity with Palestinian exclave tomorrow.

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⚡️🇵🇸LIVE FROM GAZA right now (top vid) as nonstop Israeli strikes hammer entire neighbourhoods after Tel Aviv announces "expansion of ground operation" and blasts UN for passing truce resolution.

Top vid shows explosive flashes dangerously close to Indonesian Hospital, North Gaza as medical facilities in Gaza on verge of collapse.

UPDATE: Israel says it can't guarantee safety of journalists in Gaza as American outlet NBC says they're under HEAVY bombardment in exclave.

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⚡️ISRAEL WANTS TO DESTROY HOSPITALS in Gaza as IDF shows elaborate graphics claiming that Hamas has extensive infrastructure network beneath medical facilities, echoing former Israeli intelligence officials' calls to level al-Shifa hospital (in pics above).

Al-Shifa has been key in supporting civilians killed and injured by Tel Aviv's brutal bombing campaigns but Israel appears to be justifying future attacks as it prepares "special briefing for media" (see top video).

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