[Ha'aretz] Avi Issacharoff - Nine days ago, the Israeli government declared Gaza "hostile territory" in an attempt to pressure Hamas to end the rocket attacks. But the shooting has only intensified. Terrorist groups in Gaza, including Hamas' military wing, have also increased efforts to carry out attacks inside Israel. Most of the 54 mortars fired Wednesday landed near the Sufa crossing terminal. The mortars fired Thursday by Hamas targeted crossing points at Erez and Kerem Shalom. There has also been a great deal of intelligence on Hamas' plans to target the crossing points into Gaza. Hamas is doing its best to shut down the crossings - perhaps assuming that if the civilians suffer more, they will side with Hamas.
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