IDF gearing up for large Gaza action (Haaretz)

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IDF gearing up for large Gaza action
By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff

The Israel Defense Forces has accelerated its planning of a possible extended military
operation in Gaza. Top military sources said the escalation of internecine violence was
liable to extend to anti-Israel violence. They said no operation was slated to take place
immediately, but that IDF activity in Gaza - similar to the 2002 Operation Defensive Shield
in the West Bank - may become necessary.

The IDF and Shin Bet security service are particularly concerned by the possibility that
Hamas will resume suicide bombings or other attacks on Israel, possibly due to accusations
that Israel is supporting Fatah, which it is not overtly doing.

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Full article: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/821359.html