{"id":15372,"date":"2012-11-14T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T19:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theredphoenixapl.org\/?p=15372"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T19:44:52","slug":"israel-calls-up-reservists-gets-ready-for-gaza-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redphoenix.news\/es\/2012\/11\/israel-calls-up-reservists-gets-ready-for-gaza-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel calls up reservists, gets ready for Gaza invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip November 14, 2012. (Reuters \/ Amir Cohen )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The IDF announces a widespread campaign on \u201cterror targets\u201d and begins bombing the Gaza Strip, preparing for a ground operation. This comes after the head of Hamas\u2019 military wing Ahmed Jabari was killed in an Israeli airstrike.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hamas says now in ‘open war’ with Israel, promises ‘gates of hell’<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The operation, called \u201cPillar of Defense\u201d, has been launched by the Israel military. Many of the buildings in downtown Gaza City are on fire after being attacked by Israeli warplanes, RT\u2019s Arabic correspondent Saed Swerky reports on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The IDF says all options are on the table in Gaza, including a ground operation. Israeli warships have struck\u00a0“terror sites”<\/em>\u00a0in the Gaza Strip, the military forces confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

The country\u2019s Defense Minister Ehud Barak declared a special situation in all Israeli territory, covering the area up to a radius of 40 kilometers around the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel has started emergency call up of reservists, while saying they are preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, RT`s Tom Barton reports from Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The strikes caused extensive damage to the long-range missile capabilities and underground weapons storage facilities, the IDF said on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gaza Education Ministry has announced a suspension of study at Gaza schools and universities due to heavy fire by Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

A large explosion occurred near home of Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahar, Al Arabiya reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

The death toll from the strikes has risen to nine with some 20 wounded, the Red Cross says.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jabari was traveling in his vehicle in Gaza City when his car was struck, AP reports, citing witnesses. Reports say Jabari, his son and three other people were killed in the strike.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City November 14, 2012. An Israeli official said on Wednesday the assassination of Hamas’s top commander in the Gaza Strip was not the end of Israel’s assault on the coastal territory and more strikes would follow. Ahmed Al-Jaabari, Hamas’s military chief, was killed when his car was hit by an Israeli airstrike. Multiple other Israeli attacks rocked the Gaza Strip. REUTERS\/Suhaib Salem (GAZA – Tags:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palestinians extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (AFP Photo \/ Mahmud Hams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Palestinians extinguish fire from the car of Ahmaed Jaabari, head of the military wing of the Hamas movement, the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on November 14, 2012. (AFP Photo \/ Mahmud Hams)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An Israeli strike also targeted Raad Atar, another senior Hamas military wing commander, but he survived, Israeli Ynet reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

The assassination has\u00a0“opened the gates of hell,”<\/em>\u00a0the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were quoted by AFP as saying. The militants vowed to\u00a0“continue the path of resistance.”<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The IDF stated on its website that it has launched a\u00a0“widespread campaign on terror sites and operatives in the Gaza Strip”<\/em>\u00a0and Jabari was its first target.\u00a0 He’s the highest ranking Hamas official to be killed since 2009, when Israel conducted ground offensive against Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe purpose of this operation was to severely impair the command and control chain of the Hamas leadership, as well as its terrorist infrastructure. This was a surgical operation in cooperation with the Israeli Security Agency, that was implemented on the basis of concrete intelligence and using advanced capabilities,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The crackdown follows the recent escalation of violence in the region. The conflict broke out last week when Palestinian militants attacked at an Israeli military jeep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Israel responded with retaliatory attacks, to which the Gaza Strip replied with heavy rocket fire at southern Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jabari is the most senior Hamas official to be killed since Operation Cast Lead in Gaza four years ago. He is believed to be behind the notorious abduction and detention of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was held hostage for more than four years until being released last year as part of a hostage swap deal.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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