Israel May Be Running Out of Targets, Air Campaign Could Be Nearing End

[tekisui]

Source: AP

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes and gunboats blasted more than two dozen Hamas targets Saturday, including weapons storage facilities, training centers and leaders' homes as Israel's offensive against Gaza's Islamic militant rulers entered a second week. There were tentative signs that the current phase of fighting may be nearing an end. Most of the airstrikes targeted empty buildings and abandoned sites, suggesting Israel may be running out of targets.

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[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

1. Land invasion next?

edited for pre-coffee spelling error

[tekisui]

2. I am afraid so.

:-(

They are running out of targets, they have large public support and rockets are still flying.

[shira]

3. running out of targets?

the IAF obviously wants thousands of kiddies and their mommies killed....that's plenty of targets! :sarcasm:

The IDF must be nuts to go in and risk soldiers rather than carpet bomb quite easily from the sky. Israel is so evil they'd rather risk their own IDF soldiers than kill safely from the skies. :sarcasm:

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. The original target list should have been exhausted by the secound day

Since then its been damage assessments with re-strikes and pop ups/targets of opportunity.

[tekisui]

4. Israel bombs Hamas sites, split on ground invasion

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes and gunboats blasted more than two dozen Hamas targets Saturday, including weapons storage facilities, training centers and leaders' homes as Israel's offensive against Gaza's Islamic militant rulers entered a second week.

There were tentative signs that the current phase of fighting may be nearing an end. Most of the airstrikes targeted empty buildings and abandoned sites, suggesting Israel may be running out of targets.

Israeli defense officials said some 10,000 troops, including tank, artillery and special operations units, were massed on the Gaza border and prepared to invade. They said top commanders are split over whether to send in ground forces, in part because such an operation could lead to heavy casualties but also because they believe Hamas already has been dealt a heavy blow. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were classified discussions.

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