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(114,904 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2014, 04:47 PM Jul 2014

Israel orders ground offensive in Gaza; heavy shelling on border

- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, an official statement from his office said.

Reuters witnesses and Gaza residents reported heavy artillery and naval shelling and helicopter fire along the Gaza border.

"The prime minister and defense minister have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Force) to begin a ground operation tonight in order to hit the terror tunnels from Gaza into Israel," the statement said.

Israel and Palestinian militants in the densely populated enclave have been fighting a cross border war for 10 days.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/17/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKBN0FI04420140717

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