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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
More troops ordered to south even as calm appears to hold
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Defense Forces is sending additional troops to the south, even as a fragile calm appears to stick along the Gaza border after a day of violence.
Following a security briefing led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also the defense minister, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi announced additional infantry and artillery forces would be deployed to the area. The IDF chief also approved additional call-ups from the military reserves for reinforcement, according to the army.
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