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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
PM instructs IDF to increase intensity of Gaza op
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs the Israel Defense Forces to increase the intensity of Operation Protective Edge, a senior government official tells The Times of Israel.
“No target has immunity,” the prime minister tells the troops. The army will attack Hamas operatives, infrastructure and tunnels more forcefully than yesterday, the official says, adding that Netanyahu wants to prepare the Israeli people for what could be a long campaign. “It’s not ‘bang, and we’re done,’” the official says.
— Raphael Ahren
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