"Israeli defense officials passed word Thursday, July 3, that troop reinforcements had been sent to the Gaza Strip border amid intensifying Palestinian rocket barrages. Tanks and self-propelled artillery were certainly included. Another official said the Israeli war fleet opposite Gaza’s Mediterranean coast was also reinforced, and the Home Front Command had raised the national level of alert. The IDF anticipates Hamas wideneing its targets from the south further north. Broadcasting these movements warned Hamas to stop the rocket barrage or else..." debka files