I received a message from a trusted contact in Israel yesterday telling me that no ground offensive was planned in Gaza. This was despite the fact that heavy armour and infantry reservists were massing on the border. I decided to hold the story and break it in the morning.
Within hours, however, the official Israeli army Twitter account had suggested to the world that ground troops had gone into action.
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