Welcome to the programme, continuing coverage of the escalation of events announced by israel. A spokesperson for the idf the Israeli Defence force is confirming that there will be an increase in air strikes and attacks from the air and an increase and expansion of ground force operations tonight. Mobile phone services and internet in gaza have been cut off. Combined with little power to begin with. Showing you these Live Pictures, which are pretty dark, as i spoke, the power, electricity is low, so the buildings are not to let out. However, every few minutes or so, the sky is lit up by explosions, as you just saw that they are followed often by a cracking sound, that orange flash. We have been witnessing to me just pausing there for the sound, we been witnessing this over the last few hours now since just before the idf made that announcement confirming their operational changes, the increase in bombardment to the outcome of the expansion of Ground Forces. They say they are targeting