Poll: Israelis favor large-scale military operation in Gaza

A majority of Israelis want the military to launch a large-scale military operation against Palestinian rocket squads in the Gaza Strip, a poll showed Friday.

Israel has been battling militants launching rockets from Gaza with pinpoint operations and airstrikes, but the ongoing fire has drawn increasing calls for a major army invasion. The government has been hesitant to approve such an operation so far because of the likelihood it would result in the deaths of a large number of soldiers and civilians and might not succeed in halting the rockets. (AP)