Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order to the army to be prepared for a long and difficult military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which could include a ground operation against the Islamist movement Hamas, amid a climate of guerraque left today at least five dead.
The Israeli security cabinet decided to call up 40,000 reservists to the possible ground incursion into the Gaza Strip.
The mobilization would not be immediate and would be done in stages.
Netanyahu gave the order during a security meeting in the Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, Chief of Staff, Benny Gantz and the director of domestic secret service (Shin Bet), Yoram Cohen, a senior official involved reported cited by the progressive daily Haaretz.
"At the end of the meeting, the prime minister ordered to be prepared for a thorough, long, hard and continuous campaign against Gaza," said the source. "They are ready for everything.'s Rushing offense is on the table," the official, who did not identify the Israeli publication.
Haaretz also reported that Netanyahu contact throughout the day with various international leaders to explain the goals and motives of the operation "Margin Protector" launched last night, and explain that Hamas has been responsible, in his opinion, the climbing.
It's time to "take off the kid gloves" in the fight against Hamas, he said, challenging Netanyahu before entering the meeting.
The premier had not spoken so far in favor of a military operation, which triggered the break its coalition partner, the far-right Yisrael Beiteinu party. The leader of this training, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, calls for days a harsh response against Hamas in Gaza.
"We are ready to do battle with Hamas that will not end in a few days. Army continue its offensive so that Hamas will pay a very high price," said for his part, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon.
"We can only restore calm when you have proven to Hamas that interests you stop attacking Israel. But that will have to strike a blow hard enough," explained the Interior Minister Gideon Saar.
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