Israel to hold military exercise

According to the report published by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth on Tuesday, Israel is preparing to stage the drill in the southern Israeli city of Asqalan.

Settlers in the Israeli city have reportedly staged a massive protest as the city has been likened to the Gaza Strip for the purpose of the exercise.

Thousands of Israeli soldiers and artillery pieces are planned to be used in the war game.

Israel waged a 22-day war on the densely-populated Palestinian enclave in 2008, which left more than 1,400 Palestinians, including at least 300 children, dead. It also inflicted over USD 1.6 billion in damage on the territory’s economy.

In late October an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle fired a missile into the north of the coastal enclave.

The Israeli military frequently bombs the Gaza Strip, saying the attacks are being conducted for what the Israelis call ‘defensive purposes.’ However, disproportionate force is always used, in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.

Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, causing a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.

According to the figures released by the United Nations Development Programme, unemployment rates in Gaza remain high, as some 80 percent of the population received humanitarian assistance in the absence of socio-economic development in 2012.

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