Ex-PM: Israeli response to Hamas attacks 'what we had to do'

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Israel is believed to be preparing for a major ground offensive in the Gaza Strip after terror attacks by the militant Islamist group Hamas. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak gives DW his assessment of the situation.

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