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news.yahoo.com - 1/1/2009

Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - Yahoo! News

— news.yahoo.com — GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday, killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army ... (more) Israel kills top Hamas figure, escalating campaign - ...

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ynetnews.com - 12/31/2008

Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, Ynetnews

— ynetnews.com — Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals Shin Bet chief briefs cabinet on day five of Gaza offensive, says terror operatives hide in hospitals, mosques. IDF: Hamas increases use of densely populated areas for launching pads Roni Sofer Shin Bet Chief ... (more) Gaza: Hamas gunmen hide in hospitals - Israel News, ...

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jewcy.com - 12/31/2008

Hamas as a Political Failure

— jewcy.com — By Michael Weiss > Commentators in the American and European press too often succumb to a solipsistic way of thinking of the Arab-Israeli conflict, as if only one side had any autonomy or agency. The debate between supporters and critics of Israel ... (more) Hamas as a Political Failure

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Human Shields in Gaza:
The Volokh Conspiracy — Ha'aretz : The IDF has made frequent use of what is known as "knocking on the roof": Militants are warned by phone when a residential building used to store arms will be bombed, and told to vacate the premised together with their neighbors. The weapons caches are hit only after the residents leave. Hamas has tried placing civilians on the roofs of such buildings when the phone call warning comes in. In these cases, the IDF fired antitank missiles near the building, and in a few cases the residents left. Thanks to reader Nathan Hecht for the pointer. I've heard of soldiers, ...

War and Piece — Ha'aretz : IAF bombs Gaza mosque. "A senior Israeli military officer on Wednesday said jetfighters have carried out some 500 sorties against Hamas targets in Gaza. ... He said the targets included Hamas command posts, some 130 missile launch sites and anyone who could be carrying a weapon. Also hit was Hamas Islamic University, which he described as a weapons research facility. ...However, dozens of civilians have been killed in the offensive, along with some 200 Hamas policemen. ... A Palestinian medic was killed and two others wounded when an Israeli missile struck next to ...

Gaza Update: Remembering Our Humanity
Firedoglake — ... At least 25 Gazans were wounded in those attacks. Today the number of dead in Gaza reached 410 and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator warns that the situation is life or death for all the people of Gaza. Israeli tanks are lined up at the border and the cabinet has given approval to plans for “a major, but relatively short-term, ground offensive in the Gaza Strip." As we enter the New Year, Starhawk (h/t Selise) reminds us of our shared humanity – I hope you will take a moment to read On Gaza: ...

About That Mosque
Rhymes With Right — If Islam is the "Religion of Peace", why was the mosque a munitions dump and a site for rocket launches ? On Wednesday, The IAF reported that it had hit 25 terror-related targets including the offices of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and a mosque in the city of Gaza where Hamas activists were hiding, and which had been used as a weapons storehouse. Rockets had also been fired at Israel from the mosque. Shin Bet security service officials said that over the last few days, Palestinian militants have been seen carrying Katyusha and Qassam rockets, as well as a large supply ...

Hamas has no respect for the living, so why should they respect the dead?
Israel Matzav — ... declared: 'There is nothing called Israel, neither in reality nor in the imagination.' He was preaching in a local mosque on the day before he was killed and said: 'Our only language with the Jew is through the gun.' Israeli defence officials confirmed a one-ton bomb was used to attack Rayan's home, and that weapons stored inside set off secondary explosions. But if Hamas has no respect for the living, why should it have any respect for the dead? Haaretz reports that Hamas has been forcing civilians to stand on the roofs after the IDF warns them to leave buildings containing ...