Israel prepares for ground incursion

A ground offensive "might happen quite soon" unless Hamas stops firing rockets, Israel's president tells CNN. FULL STORY | PHONE CALL, THEN AIRSTRIKE   | HISTORY OF THE CONFLICT   | GAZANS EXHAUSTED

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