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Operation Cast Lead: Day 14
lawhawk.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009
Operation Cast Lead: Day 14
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Hamas has repeatedly stated that it would never accept a ceasefire, so why do headlines continue to equivocate between Israel and Hamas both refusing to stop fighting? Hamas continues attacks against Israel, and the Israelis are supposed to sit back and accept it? While the call is tantamount to ...

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The Jawa Report:  Israel: Humanitarian Aid Shipment Had What?

Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | Confronting Hamas | Jerusalem Post
— jpost.com — Iran is exerting heavy pressure on Hamas not to accept the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, an Egyptian government official said on Sunday. The official told The Jerusalem Post by phone that two senior Iranian officials who visited ... (more) Iran warns Hamas not to accept Egyptian truce proposal | ...

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Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents - Israel News, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com - 1/8/2009
Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents - Israel News, Ynetnews
— ynetnews.com — Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents Grim picture of Gazans' lives painted by reports emerging from Strip, claiming gunmen hiding in civilian homes, using residents as human shields, and hijacking trucks of humanitarian aid Roee ... (more) Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents ...

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csis.org - 1/10/2009
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— csis.org — Synopsis: The Israeli-Hamas War, and there is little else that it can be called, has now lasted two weeks. Israeli jets have flown some 800 strike sorties, and the IDF has pushed deep into Gaza. Israel also continues to report tactical gains. The IDF ... (more) Publications

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Israel: Humanitarian Aid Shipment Had What?
The Jawa Report — ... 3 hour lull in fighting, were 38 pallets of camo uniforms, green military sweaters and black fatigues. This is one of the emergency shipments intended to bring medical supplies and food to the people who need it so badly. Half the trucks bringing the stuff in are UN. Half the trucks are private. I’m not certain which trucks were hauling the uniforms. They had been off loaded when I got there. The whole thing is under investigation. Hmmm, who is supplying Hamas with "uniforms". h/t Lawhawk By Stable Hand at January 9, 2009 10:16 AM | | l ...

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