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<p style="font-size:10pt;">NAZARETH, (PIC)&#8211; IOF Chief of Staff Gen. Benny Gantz has stated that Israel may face new challenges as the Arab street has appeared as a new player in the Arab region.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The fresh threats Israel currently faces pose a threat to the Israeli occupation forces as it becomes forced to deal with several fronts on a tight schedule, Gantz said at a meeting with the foreign relations and security committee in the Knesset on Tuesday.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">He said that the IOF may find itself in several clashes as widespread popular protests sprout in the coming months.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">Gantz said the threats along with the IOF&#8217;s preparations to deal with possible demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip would require a hike in the budget allotted to the army.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The IOF chief also reiterated that the army would stop any attempts to defy Israel&#8217;s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, referring to Freedom Flotilla II due to deliver humanitarian aid to the tiny enclave on 20 June.</p>
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