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IDF Launches ‘Operation Protective Edge’ in Gaza In response to the escalation in rocket attacks,

IDF launches operation in Gaza, conducts airstrikes over terror targets.

via IDF Launches ‘Operation Protective Edge’ – Defense/Security – News – Arutz Sheva.

The IDF has launched “Operation Protective Edge” in Gaza, in order “to stop the terror Israel’s citizens face on a daily basis,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said on Twitter Monday night.

As part of the operation, Israeli media reported, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched intensive airstrikes on targets in Gaza.

“Hamas will not be safe as long as it continues to threaten the lives of Israeli civilians,” tweeted the IDF.

The decision on the operation was made by the Cabinet after the rocket fire escalated dramatically on Monday. As of 10:30 p.m., the number of rockets that were fired towards Israel stood at over 80, including over 30 rockets that were fired in a ten-minute period between 8:00 p.m. and 8:10 p.m.

At least 1,500 reserve soldiers had been called up for preparatory training for a possible operation, security officials stated earlier Monday. Hours earlier, photos surfaced showing tanks and IDF forces gathering close to the Gaza border.

Sources said earlier Monday that regardless of Israel’s actions, it was possible that Hamas would expand the range of attacks against Israel and could possibly target Tel Aviv and other cities in central Israel.

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