Posted on 02/28/2008 11:59:50 PM PST by maquiladora
Dozens of tanks, artillery battery positioned just north of Gaza to reinforce infantry, engineering corps forces already inside Strip ahead of possible large-scale ground operation. PM returns from Japan, updated on Grad, Qassam rocket attacks on Ashkelon
Over the past few days the IDF has positioned an artillery battery near Kibbutz Beeri, located about three kilometers (1.8 miles) from the Gaza border, and dozens of tanks have made their way to an assembling area just north of the Strip.
Forces from the Givati Brigade, the Armored Corps' 9th Battalion and the Engineering Corps have already entered the Strip ahead of a possible large-scale ground incursion.
The reinforcements, while limited, appear to indicate increased readiness on the part of the IDF.
Meanwhile, during his flight back from Japan Friday morning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was updated on Thursday's Grad and Qassam rocket attacks on Ashkelon and the western Negev. The political-security cabinet is scheduled to convene Wednesday to discuss the escalation in the south.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Egyptian intelligence chief Omer Suleiman are due in Israel Tuesday.
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One thing’s for sure; there’s a storm coming...
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Is she with Hamas or the PLO? I can never remember.
As the U.S.A. flrrt steams for Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from daring to open a second front.
Syria cowed, asks Israel for talks.
GW's 2nd term winds down.
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10:12 Egyptian intelligence chief cancels visit to Israel due to escalated fighting (Haaretz)
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IDF forces prepare for Gaza incursion....
condi rice prepares Gaza for naother INFUSION....of US Dollars!!!!!
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that "Israel's response is obligatory and forthcoming."
During a visit to Ashkelon, Barak said: "Hamas is to blame for the deterioration and the organization will bear the consequences." (Hanan Greenberg)
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