Israeli Defense Chief Tells Ground Troops to 'Be Ready' to Invade Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of the country's ground troops to get ready to invade the Gaza Strip, even as its fighter jets launched new airstrikes against the Hamas-controlled territory.

Gallant met with Israeli infantry soldiers positioned on the Gaza border, telling the forces to "get organized, be ready," but did not say when the order would come for the invasion.

"Whoever sees Gaza from afar now, will see it from the inside," he said. "I promise you."

Israel has amassed 300,000 or more...