(Washington Post) Israeli forces prepared today to launch an assault on the Gaza Strip in response to a suicide bombing Tuesday, massing tanks and issuing emergency call-up notices to army reservists. Shimon Peres, the dovish foreign minister, defended the widely expected offensive. "We have to hurt the people who send the suicide bombers; we have to hit the explosives labs."
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