“There were no Israel Defense Forces ground troops inside the Gaza Strip,” Conricus said.

According to him, Israeli forces were striking targets inside the enclave.

Also, the representative of the Israeli army clarified that "at the moment there are no ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces inside the Gaza Strip."

Conricus explained the statement about the alleged start of the ground operation "internal misunderstanding."

He stated that he took responsibility for this. 

Earlier, the press service of the Israeli army reported about the alleged beginning of an air and ground attack on the Gaza Strip.

Later, information about the ground invasion was denied.