longwarjournal.org - 1/12/2009
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Israeli troops have pushed into outlying neighborhoods in Gaza City, possibly signaling the onset of a new phase in the ground operation launched 17 days ago. Although by the end of the first two days of the ground offensive the Israeli military had surrounded Gaza City, so far Israeli troops ...
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
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jpost.com —
Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks
that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents...
and sold them to the highest bidders. The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing to ...
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Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
Senior Hamas officials in Gaza are hiding out
in a "bunker" built by Israel, intelligence officials suspect:...
Many are believed to be in the basements of the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City, which was refurbished during Israel's occupation of the ...
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Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement ...
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Bill Roggio: Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Monday, 12 January 2009 Troops enter built-up neighborhoods in the south and east. Heavy fighting reported in Khan Younis, Beit Lahiya, and Jabaliya. Iran threatens to cut off Hamas fund if cease-fire implemented. read ...
Resistance is futile
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Whenever you hear Gaza described as an “unwinnable conflict” ask yourself: do they mean that victory is similarly prohibited to Hamas? Bill Roggio notes that Iran, Syria and Hamas are aiming for nothing less than a Hamas victory over Fatah, and in the long run, Israel. For these three, war isn’t futile. It’s is working pretty well for them.“The Iranians and Syrians are using Hamas to undermine the Palestinian Authority and other moderate Arab governments,” the Fatah official told The Jerusalem Post. “Victory for Hamas in this war would mean victory for Iran, Syria and ...
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