Iran Press/ West Asia: The military statement posted online said the incursion was carried out "in preparation for the next stages of combat", a possible reference to the large-scale invasion that Israeli leaders have threatened as part of the war to destroy Hamas.
"The soldiers have since exited the area and returned to Israeli territory," the military statement added.
Colonists forces of Israeli regime began localised ground incursions on Sunday as the war, triggered by an Oct 7 cross-border rampage by Hamas resistance forces, entered its third week. Israel's Army Radio described Thursday's incursion as the biggest yet.
In a televised statement on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the regime is preparing a ground operation in Gaza, but he declined to provide any details on the timing or other information.
The situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating as several hospitals and clinics have stopped operations while the death toll still increases, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented point. It warned that the agency will be forced to halt all operations by Wednesday night unless fuel is allowed into Gaza immediately.
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