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Israel Prepares Battle Plan for Gaza Incursion 13 May 2021, 22:35 GMT+10 Israel s military commanders have drafted a battle plan for an incursion into Gaza and planned to submit it to military chiefs later Thursday, a spokesman for the Israeli Defense Forces has confirmed. IDF spokesperson Hidai Zilberman told local media in a briefing that preparations for the possibility of a ground incursion are under way. The IDF has deployed additional ground troops - from the Paratroopers Brigade, Golani Infantry Brigade and 7th Armored Brigade - to the Gaza border, along with tanks and armored personnel carriers. The decision on whether to invade the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Islamist Hamas group, is up to the Israeli government but if the go-ahead is given, it would mark the first incursion into the territory since Israel invaded in 2014.

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