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July 31, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/israel-public-back-gaza-assault-despite-death-toll-225007690.html

Israel Public Backs Gaza Assault Despite Death Toll

(AFP) Jonah Mandel - The Israeli army's mounting death toll in Gaza has taken the Israeli public by surprise but without dampening its strong support for the military campaign against Hamas, analysts say. The soldiers' deaths bolstered support as they proved the necessity of the Gaza operation, according to political scientist Abraham Diskin. This week five IDF soldiers were killed in a firefight with Palestinians who infiltrated Israel by a tunnel from Gaza. "Every (soldier) killed increases the desire for revenge but on a rational level. People say - we see the danger of the tunnels," Diskin said.

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