JERUSALEM, Israel - An Israeli air attack has killed 11 members of one family in the Gaza Strip,
just hours after Binyamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, said his
country was ready to "significantly expand" its operation against
Palestinian fighters in the territory. 
The developments came amid Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-rule enclave for a fifth straight day.
On their part, fighters in Gaza continued to fire rockets into Israel. Two of them, aimed at the commercial hub of Tel Aviv, were shot down by Israel's anti-missile system, police said.
"The operation in the Gaza Strip
is continuing, and we are preparing to expand it," Netanyahu said at the
weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday.
Meanwhile, thousands of Israeli
troops backed by armour massed along the Gaza border, fuelling fears
that Israel is poised to expand its aerial bombing campaign into a
ground operation.
However, it is believed, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would lose Israel much international sympathy and support.
According to sources, it is much more difficult to limit civilian casualties in a ground assault, which would threaten to prolong the conflict.
However, it is believed, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would lose Israel much international sympathy and support.
According to sources, it is much more difficult to limit civilian casualties in a ground assault, which would threaten to prolong the conflict.
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