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December 10, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=198828

New Clash with Hamas Looms

(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - Amid escalating rocket fire from Gaza, defense officials warned on Thursday that Israel is preparing for a possible clash with Hamas in the near future. Since the beginning of the month, there have been over a dozen mortar and Kassam rocket attacks, more than double the parallel period last month. In addition, an advanced anti-tank missile was fired several days ago at an IDF armored vehicle along the Gaza border, causing extensive damage, though no injuries. Officials said Hamas was not directly behind the attacks but that it was turning a blind eye to other terrorist groups, some of which worked on behalf of Hamas. "The IDF must be ready to operate in Gaza in a more extensive way than in the past," Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi warned this week.

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