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IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is imposed | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
IDF likely to expand Gaza op before cease-fire is imposed | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
The IDF will likely expand its operations in the Gaza Strip in the coming days in an effort to press Egypt to declare its readiness to stop the weapons smuggling from the Sinai Peninsula into Gaza, defense officials said Saturday. The IDF is currently operating in the northern Gaza Strip but on ...
Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
article.nationalreview.com — Once upon a time on the Continent, Jews were hated as rootless cosmopolitan figures who owed no national allegiance. So they became a conventional nation state, and now theyre hated for that. And, if Hamas get their way and destroy the Jewish state, the (more) Steyn: The Oldest Hatred
A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
nytimes.com — The grinding urban battle unfolding in the densely populated Gaza Strip is a war of new tactics and quick adaptation. > (more) A Gaza War Full of Traps and Trickery
IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, Ynetnews
IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com — IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out Is Hamas falling apart? Senior IDF officer says roughly 300 Hamas men killed since army launched ground incursion, whole Hamas battalions wiped out in dozens of clashes with troops over weekend; terror group also ... (more) IDF: Whole Hamas battalions wiped out - Israel News, ...
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Israel's Gaza Offensive: Updated Information
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... A deeper push into Gaza would represent a "third stage" of the offensive (the first being the initial airstrikes, and the second the initial ground invasion), but IDF officials say they have plans, if necessary, for a "fourth stage," which would call for a full reoccupation of Gaza and the toppling of Hamas. ...

The next stage in Gaza
Power Line — ... Israel is likely to expand its operations in the Gaza Strip within the next few days, according to the Jerusalem Post. The IDF apparently has dropped leaflets throughout Gaza warning residents of the expanded operations. ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/10/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... IDF Likely to Expand Gaza Op Before Cease-Fire is Imposed The IDF will likely expand its operations in the Gaza Strip in the coming days in an effort to press Egypt to declare its readiness to stop the weapons smuggling from the Sinai Peninsula into Gaza, defense officials said Saturday. The IDF is currently operating in the northern Gaza Strip but on Saturday, the air force dropped leaflets throughout Gaza warning residents of an impending expansion of the operation. One possibility is that the ...

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