ynetnews.com - 1/15/2009
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Palestinian sources tell Ynet fighting in Gaza to cease within 72 hours for period of two weeks, during which sides will discuss supervision of crossings, IDF withdrawal from Strip and removal of blockade
israelnationalnews.com - 1/16/2009
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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 ...
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"Iranian Unit" Destroyed, Hamas was Suprised - ...
haaretz.com - 1/16/2009
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haaretz.com —
Hamas will not accept Israeli conditions for a
cease-fire in Gaza and would continue armed resistance until...
the offensive ends, Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group, said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of an emergency ...
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Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire ...
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Report: Israel, Hamas agree on 2-week truce
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... on the truce, on the supervision of the smuggling issue, on the crossings and on lifting of the blockade imposed on the Strip. According to the sources, the two sides are expected to agree on a ceasefire which will likely begin within 72 hours and last up to two weeks. During this period of time, the parties will discuss the Israel Defense Forces' withdrawal from Gaza and the withdrawal's timing. Palestinian sources estimated that the pullback into Israel would be swift. Read more: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3657085,00.ht...
The Egyptian truce: Hamas wins
Yourish.com —
Israel and Hamas have supposedly agreed to a two-week truce.
According to the sources, the two sides are expected to agree on a ceasefire which will likely begin within 72 hours and last up to two weeks.
During this period of time, the parties will discuss the Israel Defense Forces’ withdrawal from Gaza and the withdrawal’s timing. Palestinian sources estimated that the pullback into Israel would be swift.
According to the sources, on the issue of the supervision mechanism it has been agreed that the international forces’ ...
Gaza war ending?
Israel Matzav —
... . The Israeli media is reporting that the war in Gaza will come to an end during the next 72 hours to allow Egypt to finish brokering an arrangement between Israel, Hamas, and Fatah. ... In the coming months, images of the destruction the IDF has inflicted on Hamas over the past two weeks will fade out while the strategic fallout from the war comes into stark relief: Hamas will be able to say, with perfect credibility, that it continued firing rockets at Israel — many of them long-range Grads — throughout the war. Almost the entirety of Hamas’ top leadership survived, ...
Your rock, Barak
Yourish.com —
The talk about a possible ceasefire (via memeorandum) between Israel and Hamas before dealing Hamas a decisive blow is disappointing, especially since it doesn’t seem to include the freedom of Gilad Shalit.
Hamas does not have the upper hand, but Israel might still letting it declare victory.
Still given the Egyptian attitude towards Hamas. It’s encouraging to read these attitudes from Fatah about Sayyam.
The Palpress News Agency, which is run by followers of former Fatah security chief ...
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Israel doesn’t want to win - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews
ynetnews.com 1/13/2009 — If we really wanted to win Gaza war we would kill Hamas leaders, topple its regime In a radio interview Monday, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said that the objectives of the Gaza operation have been achieved: Israel responded “wildly” to Hamas’ rocket ...
Did Israel win in Gaza?
powerlineblog.com 1/25/2009 — I took stock of Israel's recent military action in Gaza in this post and during the Power Line show on PJTV . Noah Pollak does the same in this post at Contentions .
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