Housing minister urges expansion of ground op into Gaza’s cities

“We can’t limit ourselves to blowing up tunnels,” says Housing Minister Uri Ariel. “Hamas will continue firing rockets. There is no escaping the need to bring quiet to Israel’s citizens.” And that will only be achieved “by a massive ground incursion… including to urban areas” the IDF has so far avoided.

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz says the goal of the operation must be “to demilitarize Gaza from rockets and tunnels.”

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