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Palestinians: IDF divides Gaza Strip into two segments
Israpundit —
By Yaakov Katz and JPOST,com Staff
IDF infantry on border entering Northern GazaPalestinian sources on Sunday morning said that the IDF had divided the Gaza Strip into two segments, in a move apparently aimed at cutting off the flow of arms, supplies and fighters to the northern Strip, as tanks were seen in the area of former Israeli settlement ...
Operation Cast Lead: Day 9
A Blog For All —
... the fighting according to IDF officials. That's a good start. There's plenty more Hamas to dispatch. Hamas leaders have warned their terror minions to switch out of uniforms and wear civilian clothes. They've also told their terror thugs to hide their weapons and watch how they move through Gaza to avoid Israeli detection. The terrorists know that an open fight between uniformed forces and the Israelis would mean certain destruction. So, they continue to hide in and among civilians. Jerusalem Post reports dozens of terrorists have been killed, including still more commanders. ...
Roundup From The Ground Up
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Good Jobs At Good Wages Roundup From The Ground Up The great news arrived overnight, which is that Israel is (still) ignoring the handwringers (even more). Washington Post with the first Israeli ground casualty, as the IDF moves in to bisect northern and southern Gaza and target missile launch sites. Roundup: Reuters : IDF gets a grip. AP : Swaths cut. via Malkin , two more Hamas leaders who won’t be down for pita , as well as the news that Hamas has pre-emptively executed 35 of its own constituents and kneecapped 75 others to prevent them from collaborating with the Zionist entity. (Awaiting outrage for ...
Hugh Hewitt: Hamas Reeling?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
The Jerusalem Post reports damage to the Hamas command-and-control structure. But the Belmont Club notes that Hamas has a high probability of survival unless the Israelis find some way to compromise the Hamas internal security structure . Does the lame duck Israeli government have the strength of will to take as long as necessary to cripple Hamas? Will the Obama Adminstration stand by Israel if Israel does attempt to crush the terrorist organization? As John Hinderaker points out, the Islamist radical fringe is already blaming the president-elect for Israel's offensive . It is hard to imagine that the new president or his secretary of state would begin ...
Hugh Hewitt: Hamas Reeling?
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
The Jerusalem Post reports damage to the Hamas command-and-control structure. But the Belmont Club notes that Hamas has a high probability of survival unless the Israelis find some way to compromise the Hamas internal security structure . Does the lame duck Israeli government have the strength of will to take as long as necessary to cripple Hamas? Will the Obama Adminstration stand by Israel if Israel does attempt to crush the terrorist organization? As John Hinderaker points out, the Islamist radical fringe is already blaming the president-elect for Israel's offensive . It is hard to imagine that the new president or his secretary of state would begin ...
"Hamas operatives are in the hospital and have disguised themselves as nurses and doctors"
Jihad Watch —
... "IDF battling Hamas terrorists in Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun," from the Jerusalem Post, January 3 (updated January 5), with thanks to Axel: ...
Hamas 'leadership' hiding in Shifa Hospital
Israel Matzav —
Hamas 'leadership' hiding in Shifa Hospital The Jerusalem Post is reporting this morning that the Hamas 'leadership' is hiding in Shifa Hospital in Gaza City: The defense officials said it was likely that a number of senior Hamas operatives and terror chiefs were hiding and conducting their operations from within Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. "Hamas operatives are in the hospital and have disguised themselves as nurses and doctors," one official said. OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the cabinet that Hamas was using mosques, public institutions and private homes as ammunition stores. What do you all think would happen if Israel bombed Shifa Hospital after ...
Hamas Leadership Hides in Hospital
Hyscience —
Confronted by an Israeli ground assault, Hamas leadership is using medical professionals and their patients as human shields:
The defense officials said it was likely that a number of senior Hamas operatives and terror chiefs were hiding and conducting their operations from within Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
"Hamas operatives are in the hospital and have disguised themselves as nurses and doctors," one official said.
OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin told the cabinet that Hamas was using mosques, public institutions and private homes as ammunition stores.Here's why Israel hit several ...
Heil Hamas!
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « 20 Most Annoying Libs of 2008 Heil Hamas! Gaza roundup kicks off with Nazis and Hamas , as Ron Rosenbaum at PJM compares and contrasts. Hamas gets points for honesty. Meanwhile, the hated Zionist entity gets points for greater humanitarian concerns and practices than the WWII Allies. OK, news via JPost : The IDF is prepared to deepen and escalate its ground operations in Gaza, defense officials said on Sunday, after the army split the territory in half and began surrounding Gaza City. Hamas, the officials said, was encountering difficulties in delivering orders to its forces. St.-Sgt. Dvir Emmanueloff, 22, from Givat Ze’ev and of the ...
“Fight like men”
Cold Fury —
Clearly, for Hamas dirtbags, it doesn’t mean what we think it means . And while we’re laughing at self-serving milksops who can rationalize away any act of craven cowardice (or, as in this case, not acting at all) as “heroic,” let’s not forget our noble friends on the Left , who are all for “fighting injustice” and upholding their “principles” — just so long as it doesn’t actually involve, y’know, doing anything meaningful beyond bravely mouthing a few useless platitudes. (Via Insty ) Update! Another Leftard “hero:” Excitable Andi lauds Gleen Grenwald as “fearless,” for taking the conventional liberal media stand against Israel and for Muslim ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009
Gates of Vienna —
... IDF Cuts Gaza Strip in Two as it Readies Expanded Ground Operation The IDF is prepared to deepen and escalate its ground operations in Gaza, defense officials said on Sunday, after the army split the territory in half and began surrounding Gaza City. Hamas, the officials said, was encountering difficulties in delivering orders to its forces. St.-Sgt. Dvir Emmanueloff, 22, from Givat Ze’ev and of the Golani reconnaissance unit, was killed on Sunday by mortar shell shrapnel during clashes with Hamas ...
