Countdown To A Large Military Operation in Gaza Has Started

Kassam rocket and mortar shell attacks at Israeli communities in the western Negev have become a daily affair. While the IDF continues to launch pinpoint incursions inside the Gaza Strip in an effort to halt the rocket attacks, they have not succeeded in halting them. On Tuesday Israel launched a number of air strikes in Gaza, four members of Hamas were killed.Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that the time to launch a largescale operation in Gaza is approaching.10/31/07