Israeli troops on the border with Gaza

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France 2 – A.Vahramian, S.Yassine, H.Nalbandian, L.de Villepin

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Israeli soldiers are mobilizing, with the call of 360,000 reservists. Many are deployed on the border with Gaza.

On Thursday, October 12, the Israelis installed a wall of armor around the Gaza Strip. The Israeli military remains nervous. “We have a suspicion of terrorist infiltration, don’t stay there“, indicates a soldier. The country has mobilized 360,000 reservists. At gas stations, civilians organize buffets for them. “We have a lot of strength and a lot of confidence“, testifies a reservist.

No soldiers on the Egyptian border

Among the volunteers, a 25-year-old woman who is also a reservist. “I’m a fighter, but I haven’t been called up yet. I want to join my friends in my unit and I am waiting for my mobilization order“, she explains. A Franco-Israeli who lives in Mexico and did his military service in Israel volunteered. “We are all part of a people who have always been attacked, hunted“, he assures. Towards the south, armored bulldozers and patrols of soldiers are present. No Israeli forces on the border with Egypt, a country with which Israel is at peace.


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