The movement of tanks and artillery forces came after another night of
heavy rocket fire, including barrages that struck two homes in the
southern border town of Sderot. Israel's last major operation in Gaza, a
territory controlled by the Hamas militant group, took place in late
2012.
The rocket fire comes at a time of heightened tensions following the
abduction and killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank.
Israel
has accused Hamas of being behind the deaths, and arrested hundreds of
Hamas operatives in the West Bank as part of a broad manhunt in the
largest ground operation in the West Bank in nearly a decade.
The Palestinians have meanwhile accused Israeli extremists of abducting
and killing a teenage boy in east Jerusalem in a revenge attack, and
stone-throwing youths clashed with Israeli police throughout the day
Wednesday......................AP................http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-israel-moving-troops-gaza-border-24408768?singlePage=true
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Israel moves forces near to Gaza as boy's funeral delayed...
ReplyDeleteIsrael has begun reinforcing its military forces on its border with the Gaza Strip amid heightened tensions with the Palestinians.
The murders of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank was followed by the murder of a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem.
Israel says the move is part of its response to mortar and rocket fire from Palestinian militants from Gaza.
It follows air strikes against the territory early on Thursday.
Ten Palestinians were injured in the Israel Defense Forces bombardment, which followed barrages from Gaza which struck two homes in the southern Israeli border town of Sderot overnight.
Meanwhile, the funeral of the Palestinian teenager who was abducted and killed in Jerusalem has been delayed so that a post-mortem examination can be completed.
Mohammed Abu Khdair's father has said he hopes his son's burial can still take place on Thursday.
The 17-year-old's murder raised tensions amid claims it was in revenge for the killing of the three Israeli youths in the West Bank....................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28148976
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