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Sunday, August 3, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Ground troops withdraw, but Gaza mission continues
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael has begun withdrawing some ground troops from the Gaza Strip and redeploying others but the mission was ongoing, an army spokesman told AFP on Sunday.
“We are removing some (forces), we are changing from within,” Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner said, describing it as “an ongoing mission.”
“We are redeploying within the Gaza Strip and taking out other different positions, and relieving other forces from within,” he said.
— AFP
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