 The Israeli military fired artillery at Gaza from positions on the border in southern Israel on December 5, as their forces launched a storm of the main city in the southern Gaza Strip of the Israelis, who seized the northern half of Gaza last month before pausing for the week-long truce. Say they are now extending their ground campaign to the rest of the enclave to fulfill their objective of annihilating its Hamas rulers, Ayan, what appeared to be biggest ground assault since a truce collapsed last week, residents said Israeli tanks had entered the eastern parts of Kanyanis for the first time, crossing from the Israeli border fence and advancing west, Israel expects difficult fighting in the new phase of its war in Gaza but is open to constructive feedback on reducing harm to civilians as long as the advice is consistent with its aim of destroying Hamas, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.