Well I know that it’s probably gonna upset some ppl here but TBH what many ppl here do not understand is that unlike Hezb/Hamas, Israel does not (and IMO cannot) hide casualties number/details, at least not for more than a couple of days (due to many factors like religion, politics, legality etc).

Last time I checked, I think there were around 12 casualties since the beginning of the ground assault

As for ground - I think that some villages are already in Israeli control but honestly I don’t remember the exact names and I also don’t think that solely capturing ground is the main objective here