Israel To Call Up 75,000 Reservists
It's going to get worse
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his nine top ministers for a special discussion Friday evening, on the third day of Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser conducted a telephone survey among the government ministers to approve the call up of 75,000 soldiers.
According to a state official, "We are going to significantly aggravate the operation."
At the same time, Air Force planes attacked a rocket-launching cell in the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinians, four terrorists were killed – one of the identified as Ahmed Abu Jalal, a district commander in Hamas' military wing.
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First mention of Gaza on Reason -- from the Israeli viewpoint, of course.
Justin, you are wrong. Can u use a search engine?