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haaretz.com - 1/13/2009
IDF: Hamas rocket fire down 50% since start of Gaza offensive - Haaretz - Israel News
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The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday that there has been a dramatic drop in the ability of Hamas to launch rockets against Israel. Currently, the launches have dropped by 50 percent compared to to the first day of Operation Cast Lead, 17 days ago. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants have ...
israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - Defense/Middle East - Israel News
— israelnationalnews.com — (IsraelNN.com) "Hamas took a gamble. We thought, at worst Israel will come and do something from the air - superficial." The so-called "Iranian Unit" of Hamas has been destroyed, according to Gaza sources cited Thursday by the Haaretz daily. The ... (more) "Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...

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January 10, 2009: The Intifada is globalized as the Gaza War becomes a world war
zombietime.com - 1/16/2009
January 10, 2009: The Intifada is globalized as the Gaza War becomes a world war
— zombietime.com — On January 10, the war between Israel and Hamas became a global conflict. No longer confined to the Gaza Strip, the fighting spread to cities around the world : what were billed as “anti-war” demonstrations from Los Angeles to Copenhagen and beyond ... (more) January 10, 2009: The Intifada is globalized as the Gaza ...

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haaretz.com - 1/17/2009
Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on unilateral Gaza truce - Haaretz - Israel News ...
— haaretz.com — Israel is very close to securing the objectives of its 22-day-old offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday, according to French News Agency AFP. "After three weeks of Operation Cast Lead, we are very close ... (more) Israel's Cabinet to vote Saturday on ...

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The Long War Journal:  Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City

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Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City
The Long War Journal — ... Israeli commanders said rockets fired from Gaza have been reduced by 50 percent since the operation began. But Hamas has been able to launch salvos despite ground and air operations. Hamas ...

Daniel Levy: Gaza and the Obama Effect -- Ending the War
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... a truce during the very first days of the attack. Foreign Minister Livni later got on board for a de-escalation, and with the military chief of staff widely reported to be unenthusiastic about an entrenched and prolonged re-occupation of Gaza, the Prime Minister seems finally ready to bring this to an end. In recent days, the Israeli media has seemed to be building to this crescendo with generous helpings of propaganda with regards to Israel's achievements and the enfeeblement of Hamas (the true picture is likely to be more mixed). The Defense Minister ...

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