IDF Strikes 50 Targets Across Gaza As Operation Gets Underway -- Jerusalem Post
"We are entering into a long operation. This is only the start," senior security source says of IDF's Operation Protective Edge. "We are preparing to increase ground forces on Gaza border."
The IDF struck 50 targets throughout the Gaza Strip overnight between Monday and Tuesday, marking the start of Operation Protective Edge, launched to extinguish Hamas rocket fire on Israel. Forty seven targets were hit by Israel Air Force aircraft, and an additional three were hit by Israel Navy ships off the coast of Gaza.
"We are entering into a long operation," a senior IDF source said. "We are only at the start. Patience is required. We are preparing further steps and a gradual expansion of our order of battle," the source said, referring to a growing presence of Ground Forces deployed to the Gaza Border. The operation is being led by the IDF's Southern Command.
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