IDF ground forces launch attack Gaza after an air, sea and artillery pounding. Half a million Gazans near the border told to leave. Israelis around Gaza sent to shelters
DEBKAfile Special Report July 17, 2014, 10:44 PM (GMT+02:00)
Israel air, sea and artillery pounded the Gaza Strip Thursday night, July 17, as IDF ground forces embarked on a ground attack, just announced by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. debkafile reports a softening-up operation to prepare for the entry of armored and infantry units. The IDF calls on the half million Gazans of southern towns of Khan Younes and Rafah to leave their homes for their own safety. Israelis living close to the Gaza border were advised to stay in bomb shelters.
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