IDF Twitter Account Confirms Navy Bombardment of Gaza

Violence in the area has been escalating throughout the day

We now are seeing multiple reports that Israeli warships are firing from the Mediterranean into Gaza, which has a densely packed population of about 1.5m people living inside 140 square miles.

The IDF confirms the Israeli Navy is striking Gaza.

Haaretz and the IDF say that at least 10 rockets fired from Gaza have been intercepted by the Iron Dome system