Israeli Troops Battle Into Gaza as Airstrike Draws Conflicting Claims

Israeli troops and tanks fought their way deeper into the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Israeli and Gazan officials, who described battles with Hamas fighters and troop movements drawing closer to the territory’s main city and the warren of tunnels beneath it. The Israeli military said it had attacked a base of Hamas, the group that controls Gaza, and “eliminated dozens of terrorists, anti-tank launching squads, anti-tank launching positions” and observation posts, and had “seized many weapons, including explosives.” The claims could not be immediately verified. The two...