Thurs night in Gaza: There's serious talk of a full cease fire between Israel and Hamas at 6 am tmrw.

Judging by endless sound of naval shelling and rocket fire, truce a real possibility. Both sides like to get in their last licks.

Israeli naval artillery lessened for moment, replaced by apparent tracer fire at Gaza sea port area, coming from closer to shore.

It appears Israeli ground invasion has started. All journos in Gaza have been told to congregate at one hotel where safe. Feels odd.

At this moment, All is quiet on the Western Front of Gaza, at least in central Gaza. Incursion is mostly in East and North as in 2009

The bombardment while substantial seems nothing like shock and awe assault that kicked off 2008/9 war, when 300 killed in first two nights.

After taking Fri night & Sat off (Jewish Sabbath?) Israeli ships just resumed shelling. Could be softening up for expanding ground campaign.

Israeli ground op in Gaza is eXpanding. 1000s of people fleeing their homes in east Gaza xCity.

Israel artillery pounded eastern areas of Gaza throughout the night

Most people are fleeing Shagayia, in east Gaza, keeping just ahead of tank shelling. They're carrying nothing but clothes on their backs

Sound of tank shelling now right in Gaza City pushing people further and further West

Reuters reports seeing video of corpses in streets of Shagayia (or Shejaiaa) (same place different pronunciation and transliteration)

Israeli shelling in and around Gaza City appears to have stopped, probably satisfied that DPs have moved far enough West.

Displaced families from Shejaia left wondering what will be left of their homes whenever they return.

As IDF assault Beit Hanoun in NE Gaza, rockets being fired in great number from Beit Lahiya in NW Gaza, direction Sderot in Israel

Israeli ships off coast of Gaza are really pounding something on shore; sounds suggest it's in North - Beit Lahiya or Beit Hanoun

Israeli naval shelling continues and now appears to include targets in Gaza city area

Israeli shelling now focused on Nuseirat area, south of Gaza City. The hours long barrrages have the GS reverberating like a bass drum

Israeli shelling now hitting Burej, Nuseirat, Magasy and Deir al Balad camps.

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