A view of the airstrikes in Gaza from the Israeli side of the border. Israeli officials said they want to strike a hard blow against Hamas. Photo: Moises Saman for The New York TimesShane Harris, Daily Beast: Israel Warns: Another Gaza War Is Coming
Right now, it’s relatively quiet. But a radical new Israeli defense minister could mean a very hot summer in Gaza, military and intelligence officials warn.
JERUSALEM — Israel ended its last military operation in Gaza almost two years ago. But among some Israeli military officials, national security experts, and activists here, there is a palpable sense that another war is imminent, and that soon Hamas rockets will again be raining down on Israeli cities, prompting a crushing military response on the beleaguered, 25-mile long strip.
The signs, to hear these people tell it, are plain to see: Despite Israeli efforts to increase the flow of goods in and out of Gaza, its economic health remains desperate. Hamas militants also may be under pressure to move now to strike Israeli neighborhoods along the Gaza border before a network of tunnels that gave them free entry into Israel is sealed up. Recent Israeli intelligence suggests that Hamas fighters have closely studied Israeli tactics from the last war, possibly in preparation for another conflict. And Israel’s new defense minister, sworn in this week, has threatened to assassinate the leader of Hamas, in turn prompting him to dare Israel to enter Gaza again.
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WNU Editor: Everyone knows that there is going to be another war .... the question that remains unanswered is when.
Some dozen tunnels have been discovered and destroyed since the last attempt by Hamas to inflict damage or kidnap Israelis. My guess is that Israel will be unrestrained if they have to return to fighting Hamas another time. Compare Gaza and the West Bank.
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