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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052336.html
Israel's Aim in Gaza Is to Break Hamas Resistance
[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff - The Israel Defense Forces started deploying combat units to surround Hamas' main power base. The goal is not to destroy every last rocket launcher, but rather to break the Hamas' resistance and force it to agree to a long-term cease-fire. The ground invasion will also accelerate the diplomatic stopwatch. That means the IDF has less than a week to make genuine progress in Gaza. Hamas is likely to use suicide attackers, booby-trapped tunnels and sniper fire against IDF troops. More than 100 militants who trained in Iran will lead the fighting against the IDF.