(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, 11 JULY - Although Israel prefers to continue the calm on the border with Gaza, however it is preparing for a possible "extended" military offensive that could be "surprising". Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said this morning in Ashkelon, a short distance from the Strip and often targets Palestinian rockets, just before the news of the Hamas security militia killed by the army near the state's defense barrier spread. Jewish.