Israel bombarded dozens of targets in the Gaza Strip today (July 8, 2014), intensifying what it said might become a long-term offensive against Islamist Hamas after a surge in Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli towns, the Newsmax World website reports.
Following the worst outbreak of violence along the Gaza frontier since an eight-day war in 2012, the Israeli military said a ground invasion of the enclave was possible, and urged citizens within a range of 24 miles of the coastal territory to stay close to bomb shelters.
"We are preparing for a battle against Hamas which will not end within a few days," Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said in a statement.
"We will not tolerate missiles being fired at Israeli towns and we are prepared to extend the operation with all means at our disposal in order to keep hitting Hamas."
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