In this photo released by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Israeli soldiers walk towards the northern Gaza Strip January 12, 2009. (Neil Cohen/IDF/Handout/Reuters)From China View:
JERUSALEM, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- As Operation Cast Lead intensifies in its focus to uproot Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces(IDF) have been confronted with a whole new line of war tactics, Israeli army sources said.
Boosted by two years of training from Iran and Hezbollah, the IDF said, Hamas changed the entire desert strip into a deadly web of booby traps and roadside bombs, and has utilized civilian houses, schools, mosques and medical facilities as weapon reservoirs.
According to Israeli intelligence officials, an intricate network of tunnels below the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt-Gaza border has facilitated the flow of arms into the Gaza Strip and its destruction is one of the main goals of the IDF operation.
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