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Barcepundit (English edition) — THEY WAY things were going, it was going to happen. And it happened this morning: Just days after the cabinet gave the military final approval to counter ongoing Palestinian rocket fire against communities in the western Negev, the IDF launched a massive operation, striking Hamas installations throughout the Gaza Strip on Saturday. There's no verified tally, but: Medical sources report at least 120 Palestinians have been killed and over 200 wounded in a series of Israel Air Force strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera television. Gaza health official Moawiya Hassanain confirmed ...
Israeli Airstrikes Target Hamas
A Blog For All —
... reports that the overwhelming majority of those killed were terrorists (Hamas members as they call them), but there were some civilians killed, including children. That was to be expected given how Hamas purposefully hides behind women and children. Israel targeted Hamas facilities including "police stations" and Hamas admits that all of its "security compounds" in Gaza were destroyed . While the numbers are staggering, the Israelis likely didn't hit all of the caches of rockets and mortars, which are hidden among civilian populations purposefully to maximize casualties ...
IDF COUNTER-ATTACKS AGAINST HAMAS IN GAZA
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
NYTIMES: GAZA CITY — The Israeli Air Force on Saturday launched a massive attack on Hamas targets throughout Gaza in retaliation for the recent heavy rocket fire from the area, hitting mostly security headquarters, training compounds and weapons storage facilities, the Israeli military and witnesses said.ROUND UP: JPOST: 170 DEAD - EVERY "POLICE" STATION HIT BY PIN-POINT AIR-ATTACK --- NO GROUND FORCES - YET... THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STAGE OF THE COUNTER-ATTACK... THE USUAL PUBLIC CONDEMNATIONS FROM EGYPT AND FATAH... (PRIVATELY THEY'RE PROBABLY HAPPY THAT AN ...
Israel Furiously Attacks Gaza - And Braces for Reprisal
Pajamas Media —
The operation came quickly - as did the international condemnations. [image] There was nothing peaceful about the Sabbath today in Israel. Following the launch of Operation ‘Cast Iron’ - a bombing mission and show of overwhelming force from the air in Gaza that killed at least 150 Palestinians, the atmosphere has been tense and fearful. The mission , in which 60 planes hit at least 100 carefully selected targets in Gaza didn’t come as a surprise. It has appeared inevitable over the past week, following the end of the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. The initial targets of the attack were Hamas police compounds. A Reuters report said that the casualties included ...
Israeli Jets Pound Gaza-- Over 170 Dead (Video)
Gateway Pundit —
The IDF launched a massive military operation, striking Hamas installations throughout the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Over 170 were killed in the bombings: The Washington Post reported: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel's air offensive against militant sites in Gaza "will widen as necessary." Barak says Israel does not intend to allow Islamic Hamas militants who rule Gaza to continue firing rockets and mortars on Israel's southern communities. ...
Gaza
This Blog Is Full Of Crap —
Since "Operation You Voted These Jackoffs Into Power, So Eat Shit And Die, Motherfuckers" wouldn't make for good headlines, Operation Cast Lead has begin: ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/28/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... A Year’s Intel Gathering Yields ‘Alpha Hits’ A year of information-gathering by Military Intelligence and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) paved the way Saturday for Operation Cast Lead. At 11:30 a.m., more than 50 fighter jets and attack helicopters swept into Gazan airspace and dropped more than 100 bombs on 50 targets. The planes reported “alpha hits,” IAF lingo for direct hits on the targets, which included Hamas bases, training camps, headquarters and offices. Thirty minutes later, a ...
