Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army,  General Aviv Kochavi

The Israeli military have once again deployed the Iron Dome mobile missile defense system near the heavily-populated Gaza strip, home to nearly two million Palestinians, living under a brutal Israeli-imposed blockade for well over a decade.

Iran Press/Middle East: Following rising tensions on Gaza's border with occupied Palestine, the Israeli army decided to redeploy the "Iron Dome" air defense system near the Gaza strip on Wednesday night 5 June 2019.

According to a Palestinian information centre report, an Iron Dome battery has been deployed near a Zionist settlement in southern occupied Palestine.

The chief of the Israeli army's Military Intelligence, Tamir Hyman, warned on Wednesday that the likelihood of renewed clashes and fighting near Gaza's border fence is very high.

Also channel 7 of Israeli television announced that Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army,  General Aviv Kochavi has drawn up plans to strengthen the Israeli army's ground forces near Gaza's border fence.

According to a Palestinian information centre report, Kochavi has ordered the purchase of armour-piercing missiles and other advanced military hardware for the Zionist army's ground forces.

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