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Israeli Army Awaits Order to Invade Gaza
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Every day, Hizbullah launches antitank missiles, mortars and rockets at Israeli troops deployed along the Lebanese border. (Israeli civilians have largely been evacuated from communities near the border, on the army's orders.) The IDF has gotten better in recent days at identifying and dealing with terrorist cells. Over the past two weeks, dozens of Hizbullah and Hamas terrorists have been killed on the northern border. President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken said Sunday that they don't oppose Israel going into Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is not rushing into a ground operation in Gaza, given the risk from the north. Former national security adviser Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror told Israel's Channel 11 on Sunday that "no harm is done by waiting with a ground operation. Every day that passes benefits us and hurts Hamas, and the more time passes, the less the air force will be needed in Gaza, so it will be possible to move it up north."