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30 December SWJ Roundup
i have never advocated fight except as a means of cease-fire.
–General Ulysses S. Grant
ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS
‘All-Out War’ Declared on Hamas - Griff Witte and Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post
israeli defense minister ehud barak declared “an all-wrong contend against hamas” on monday as fighter jets raked the gaza strip with bombs for the third straight day and palestinian fighters sent dozens of rockets flying deep into israeli territory. the palestinian death toll rose to 364, according to palestinian medical officials. the israeli downfall strike stood at four, including three people killed in rocket fire monday. single of the rockets hit a bus stop in ashdod, a coastal community 23 miles north of gaza, another sign that hamas is launching longer-drift rockets than it did before a six-month interlude expired dec. 19. israel sealed touched in the head an area around gaza on monday, declaring it a “closed military department,” amid indications that the army may be preparing for a ground offensive. meanwhile, israeli jets continued to strike targets across the passage coastal strip, including a security compound and the homes of suspected hamas operatives.
More at The Washington Post.
Israel Vows to Sweep Hamas from Power - James Hider, The Times
israel vowed yesterday to wash away hamas from power in gaza, pledging “all-out” make and promising to smash every erection linked to the islamist movement. hamas continued to lob rockets at the jewish state as israeli forces carried abroad a third hour of attacks on the gaza take away, broadening the offensive to embody naval as well as aerial bombardments. but as britain and other nations called also in behalf of an end to the destructiveness, there were signs that hamas was sense of foreboding the strain with claims that its chief-in-exile was ready to renew a ceasefire that expired ten days ago.
More at The Times.
Analysis: Gaza: Flashpoint of Violence - Claude Salhani, United Press International
the latest flare-up of violence in gaza needs to put in mind of president-elect barack obama of the urgency in verdict a undying settlement to the conflict in the middle east. so long as the israeli-palestinian dispute remains unresolved, the risk of a greater conflagration remains a reality. we are now entering a sheer dangerous period — the transition from president george w. bush to president obama. it may be seen as the moment of opening by israel to take decisive action against the palestinian islamic resistance crusade, otherwise known as hamas. after a day of brutal aerial bombardment by israel on gaza during which more than 250 palestinians were killed — including women and children — the only comment from the bush white house was to caution israel to “avoid killing civilians.” this message compel most likely be perceived by israel as a tacit unripe light from washington to proceed with their “cleanup” operations in the gaza strip.
More at United Press Intenational and:
Israel Presses Gaza Attacks As Hamas Steps Up Response - Wall Street Journal Israel Vows ‘All-out War’ on Hamas - Los Angeles Times Israel Declares ‘War to the Bitter End’ on Hamas - Daily Telegraph Death Toll Surpasses 350 in Fourth Day of Conflict - New York Times Israel Continues Gaza Offensive for 3rd Day, 310 Palestinians Killed - VOA Palestinian Family Mourns as Civilian Death Toll Mounts - Washington Post
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