[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - The IDF has been given a longer leash in combating terrorism in Gaza. The IDF's Southern Command is under orders to use all available defensive and offensive measures to prevent rocket attacks on Israel, and has carved out something of a "security zone" two kilometers into Gaza in response to Palestinian attacks. The IDF is displaying improved ability to quickly "close circles" - translating and utilizing real-time intelligence in immediate operations. In the past three months, there have been close to 80 IDF operations, some covert, inside Gaza.
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