Netanyahu warns of ‘long’ war by ‘air, land and sea’ in Gaza

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that fighting inside the Gaza Strip would be "long and difficult", as Israeli ground forces operate in the Palestinian territory for more than 24 hours. Israel expanded its ground operations and cut the Palestinian territory off from communications three weeks after Hamas launched the deadliest single attack in Israel's history. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).