Religious Israeli soldiers gather for Friday evening prayers inside a tent set up in a tank staging area along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, 16 November 2012. Israel has called up thousands of soldiers and has moved hundreds of military vehicles to the border with the Gaza Strip in the escalating Operation Pillar Cloud. Behind a bulldozer moves earth to make fortifications, as soldiers make final preparations for a sit-down Friday night meal, as the Sabbath begins. (Credit: EPA)