Mark Schwarz, a ret. US lieutenant general has told the #BBC an #Israeli ground invasion into #Gaza is unlikely to be imminent because of the degree of preparation required.
The former US security co-ordinator for #Israel and the #Palestinian Authority, says the Israeli military's final preparations are probably "a few days away, if not hours away".
The logistical sustainment of such an operation - such as the number of casualties the Israeli military is likely to sustain - is hard to predict