(Ha'aretz) Yuval Azoulay and Amos Harel - Israel Defense Forces units moved into the ruins of three former settlements in northern Gaza on Wednesday after rockets fired by Palestinians from the area hit the southern coastal city of Ashkelon. "The purpose of this operation is to remove the threat of Palestinian rockets on Israeli towns and communities and to provide Israeli citizens with peace and tranquility as they sit in their homes and go about their daily lives," David Baker, an official in the Prime Minister's Office, said Thursday.
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