**ISTANBUL**
The Israeli army began a ground offensive in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun amid a renewed assault on the Palestinian enclave, the army said on Sunday.
Army spokesman Avichay Adraee claimed that the onslaught targets Hamas infrastructure and aims to expand a buffer zone in the northern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army has launched a surprise aerial campaign on Gaza since Tuesday, killing more than 700 Palestinians, injuring over 1,000 others, and shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.
Nearly 50,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and more than 113,000 injured in a brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
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