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IDF: Slow rate of rocket fire suggests Hamas readying for long war
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The chief of the military’s Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo, says the slow rate of rocket fire over the past day indicates Hamas is preparing itself for a long war.
“We have identified the behavior of Hamas, which realizes that it is entering a long war,” Milo says in a call with reporters.
“Hamas is managing the fire in a way that is meant for weeks [of fighting], and they dropped to a rate of fire of around 200-400 rockets per day, to allow themselves a very long fight,” he says.
Milo says Hamas is targeting central Israel once or twice a day to keep many Israelis under the threat of rocket fire.