Israel Plan Attack in Gaza?

9 September 2007

Israel is inching closer to a scale attack on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have reported.

A military source told Radio Israel, "These actions are not planned to destroy Hamas, but rather to limit its ability to operate."

The excuse being that allegedly Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements, “continued develop home-made projectiles, which are increasing in their range.”

The Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported Thursday Defense Minister Ehud Barak as saying that Israel is 'moving closer' to an 'extensive' military operation in Gaza. The paper also said information from the Israeli military suggests that "no troop buildup or other preparations are being made in the Southern Command for immediate action."