JERUSALEM, March 2 (Reuters) - Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday Israel needed to prepare for a possible escalation of military action in the Gaza Strip. "We will continue our action with all our strength and we need to prepare for escalation, because a broad ground operation is real and tangible," Barak told Israel Radio. (Writing by Ari Rabinovitch)
Israeli residents attend a protest calling for Israel's government to take action to stop rocket attacks in the coastal city of Ashkelon March 1, 2008. Israel's defence minister on Saturday held ...
