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Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement of Israel-built hospital in Gaza - Haaretz - Israel News
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 Gaza Strip. Shifa, the coastal strip's largest ...
Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
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 ... (more) Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
Publications
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
Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence – it’s a war crime
timesonline.co.uk — ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ... (more) Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...
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  • reformislam reformislam
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    Let us pray for the safety of Palestinian civilians who held hostages by Hamas and the safety of Israeli soldiers. May this campaign end swiftly and may Hamas be annihilated. May moderate Muslims emerge victorious in the struggle for Gaza!

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Sources: Hamas leaders hiding in basement of Israel-built hospital in Gaza
Israpundit — Gee, Ha’aretz, this intelligence has been out there for days. This article must have beenfinally cleared by the IDF military censors for today’s edition. by Amos Harel, Ha’aretz, Jan. 12, 2009 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 Gaza Strip. Shifa, the coastal strip’s largest hospital, ...

Cordesman: Israel has no strategy in Gaza
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . The fact that Mossad thinks they know where the leadership is hiding out means we could be approaching endgame. Exit question: What now?

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/12/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... Sources: Hamas Leaders Hiding in Basement of Israel-Built Hospital in Gaza 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 Gaza Strip. Shifa, the coastal strip’s largest hospital, was built while Gaza was under Egyptian rule, before 1967. During the mid-1980s the building underwent massive ...

Hamas Leaders Cowering in Hospital Built by Israel
Little Green Footballs — Two weeks into the Gaza conflict, the brave jihadi warriors of Hamas are cowering like rats in the basement of a hospital rebuilt by Israel. 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 Gaza Strip. ... During a cabinet meeting a week ago, Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin said senior Hamas officials found refuge in the hospital basement because they know Israel would not target it, due to ...

Hamas propaganda aim: Achieved
Yourish.com — ... are unavailable. On the eve of the war, Gaza’s hospitals had run out of 250 of the basic 1,000 health care items, and were short on 105 of 480 essential drugs, including some cancer medications and anesthetics, said Mahmoud Daher, a representative of the World Health Organization. Missing from the article is any context. There are no reports, for instance, of Hamas hijacking UN aid trucks, stealing hospital supplies, and oh yeah—hiding in bunkers in the basements of hospitals, knowing full well that Israel won’t bomb ...

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