Gazans erect sand barricades in preparation for IDF attack

Residents of the Gaza Strip, in particular those in northern Gaza, continued to stock up on food Thursday, especially flour and legumes, and erected sand barricades in expectation of an IDF incursion into the area.

The IDF began a partial emergency call-up of reservists Thursday in preparation for a retaliatory operation in the Gaza Strip following the suicide bomb attack in Rishon Letzion which killed 15 people.

Artillery forces were amassed near the Gaza Strip, despite the fact that the security establishment has not yet ascertained that the suicide bomber came from the Strip.

Palestinian Authority security sources identified the suicide bomber as Zidan Muhammad Vazani, 19, from the West Bank town of Jenin.

Members of national resistance committees announced that they were preparing to fight the IDF, if it enters cities and refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.

Sand barricades were set up on many streets in recent days, and according to one rumor, explosive devices were to be placed in the barricades if the army decides to advance towards Gaza Strip cities and refugee camps.