MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Israel has not yet launched any large-scale ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben Zvi told TASS.

"That hasn’t been a large-scale ground operation yet," the diplomat said, when asked a relevant question.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered northern Gaza last night, IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari told a news briefing as he announced an expansion of Israeli ground operations earlier.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on the Middle East that was drafted by several Arab states and initiated by Jordan on Friday. As many as 120 nations voted for the document, with 14 states voting against, while 45 countries abstained.