Israel on Sunday intensified strikes on the Gaza Strip for the ninth consecutive day, a day after its army carried out a large-scale ground operation into the enclave, leaving 514 people killed since Dec27. Israeli soldiers drive armored cars in Gaza strip, Jan. 4, 2009. Israeli on Sunday army clamed 30 injureds since the ground operation on Jan. 3, 2009. [Yin Bogu/Xinhua].