Ground troops enter Gaza, Strip shelled with artillery | Jerusalem Post

The IDF continued its offensive against the Palestinians late Tuesday night when ground forces began entering the southeastern part of the Gaza Strip and the region was being bombarded with artillery shelling.

Shortly before, the Air Force struck an electrical transformer station south of Gaza city, cutting the power supply from portions of the region.

The incursion began shortly before midnight, when IAF aircraft blew up three main bridges, located along the main route connecting between the northern and southern parts of the Strip. The army said that the operation was intended to keep Hamas from taking kidnapped soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit out of the Gaza Strip