DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: IDF Doesn’t View Rocket Attacks As Real Escalation....NSI News Source Info # 2247(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 19, 2011: Despite the continued rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the IDF does not appear to be preparing for a large-scale operation, such as Operation Cast Lead in 2009.
The understanding in the defense establishment is that the approximately 20 rockets that landed in Israel since last week have been fired by radical Islamic groups affiliated with al-Qaida and global jihad, made up of former Hamas operatives.
“The groups are blowing off steam,” one defense official said on Sunday after three more rockets hit Israel on Saturday night. “We are not viewing this as a real escalation.”
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