Israel has called up 9,000 reservists and massed at least three brigades on the Gaza frontier ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
In the latest attacks on Friday, defeating blasts from the outskirts of Gaza City jolted people awake and led to screams of fear from people inside the city, the Associated Press reported.
“I said we would extract a very heavy price from Hamas,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a videotaped statement. “We are doing that, and…