The handful of reports to emerge from inside Gaza described a chaotic situation, with paramedic teams struggling to coordinate the recovery of the dead and injured because of the lack of communications. According to reports from Gaza residents, the heaviest clashes appeared to be taking place in the north of Gaza in the area of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, while clashes were also reported to the east of Burej in central Gaza and east of the southern city of Khan Younis, all areas that have been used as approach routes for Israeli incursions in the past.