Following a Friday meeting of the Security Cabinet, the decision was made to expand the ground forces operation in Gaza, realizing that while Hamas has suffered a major blow, more must be done to eliminate the terror regime’s ability to launch rockets into southern Israel at will.
Reservists have been activated and involved in military exercises to prepare them for the mission and at present, over 10,000 soldiers await the order to move ahead into phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead to hopefully apprehend and eliminate members of the Izzadin el-Kassam, the Hamas military wing believed behind to be the backbone of the rocket-firing mechanism.
On motzei Shabbos, Defense Minister Ehud Barak held high-level consultations and reports indicate he remains determined to continue to phase 3 despite growing opposition from the international community.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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Chazak Chazak V’Nischazek. May Hashem bring a quick victory and protect all of the chayalim.
The international community, for the most part, does not care whether we live or otherwise. The reshoim and rodfim in Gaza do not care whether they live or not.
We cannot please the international community, but it would be for the reshoim in Gaza and our mutual good to finish them off. Hashem ya’zor.
We have to keep going forward- let’s keep praying, fighting, and doing mitzvot! It’s working!