Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Thursday, May 13, 2021
Israel pummels northern Gaza with airstrikes, artillery and tank fire
Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's religions and Diaspora affairs correspondent.
The Israel Defense Forces launches a massive bombardment on targets in the northern Gaza Strip, using planes, helicopters and other aircraft, as well as tanks and various artillery batteries.
This is not yet a ground invasion, but appears to be the largest round of strikes conducted by Israel so far in this round of fighting.
Huge bombardment in the north and the east of #gaza strip , involving gunboats, fighter jets, and helicopters pic.twitter.com/6OkKCVO4Aa
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