Below are pictures and a video of the IDF ground operation which is being carried out as part of Operation Cast Lead. The operation is aimed at Hamas's terror machine in Gaza which has been deliberately targeting Israeli civilians for eight years.
Photos are by Matan Hakimi of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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For more pictorial coverage of IDF action in Gaza, and to see IDF intelligence photos of Hamas terrorist training camps and infrastructure selected for destruction in the first phase of Operation Cast Lead,