Israel launched a swift withdrawal to the border with the Gaza Strip.

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Israel launched a swift withdrawal to the border with the Gaza Strip, preparing a possible ground operations, the newspaper wrote on Saturday, The Jerusalem Post, referring to unnamed representatives of the Ministry of Defense. This information, referring to Israeli television and independent sources, confirms the BBC TV
As told The Jerusalem Post Israeli armed forces, the Israeli military operation is not aimed at seizing the Gaza Strip or the overthrow of Hamas, but has three main goals: an end to rocket attacks on southern Israel, an end to the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip and an end to terrorist activities by Hamas against Israel .
Styanutye to the border troops will take part in some ground operations, which will be accompanied by new avianaletami position on Hamas militants. "Our aim - to cause such a blow to Hamas, which would have forced them to stop all attacks and other attacks on Israeli citizens and members of the IDF," - words edition quoted Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
According to agency Reuters, in an interview with American television channel Fox News Barak also said that Israel "can not go to a truce with Hamas, earlier called on to do, in particular, UN, EU and Russia. "To ask us about a truce with Hamas - which is still ask you about a truce with Al Qaeda." Such a move, we simply can not "- Barak said in an interview with an American correspondent.
Earlier, remember, it was reported that on Saturday morning launched a military operation would continue for more than a week. According to the sources of The Jerusalem Post, it could stretch for several weeks.
Remember, the first massive Israeli air aviaudara on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip killed at least 228 people and wounding about 700. Hamas said the shelling of southern Israel, killing 58-year-old resident of the city Netivet Beberi Vankin.
Leaders of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Mashal denounced the Israeli attack, while the latter called on Palestinians to start a third intifada. Haniyeh vowed that Hamas did not give in and will continue the resistance, calling the Israeli bombardment "terrible massacre".
According to the latest data from Reuters on the Palestinian side, as a result of new avianaleta one of the bombs land in a mosque in Gaza, killing two people. Israeli sources have not yet commented on this information.