Israel has drawn up a plan to reoccupy much of the Gaza Strip if the Palestinian Authority fails to quell terrorists there. Security sources said Tuesday that Israeli forces were prepared to mount a Gaza sweep akin to Operation Defensive Shield of April 2002, which gutted the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank.
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