(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The IDF's operation in the Gaza Strip consists of large forces entering built-up areas and seeking confrontations with armed Palestinian units to divert them from shooting Kassam rockets at Sderot from Jabalya. The IDF knows that its presence provides only a partial solution to the rocket fire. Hamas and Fatah cells still know how to find launching sites, even from the yards of houses.
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