Israeli Offensive Targets Gaza

Israel launched dozens of air raids on the Gaza Strip overnight Tuesday in prepartion for a possible ground invasion to halt militant rocket attacks on Israel. 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, though not imminent, and urged citizens within a range of 40 kilometers (24 miles) of the coastal territory to stay close to bomb shelters. "We are...

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