Tanks and warplanes went into Gaza City before dawn on Sunday, escalatating the damage to Hamas targets and the civilian population.
The toll in the 16-day-old conflict has now passed 850.
Hamas has become even more defiant following Egyptian-led efforts to broker a ceasefire.
Hamas has vowed it will not negotiate while the fighting continues, while Israel has warned it will escalate the campaign which it says is aimed at halting rocket fire into its cities in the south.
Just before dawn, tanks entered the Al Sheikh Ajlin neighbourhood of Gaza City, shelling it and another area closer to the city centre.
There was also intense shelling of the city's Zeitun neighbourhood and Sudaniyah, which is on the Mediterranean Sea.
Israel’s push was impeded slightly by roadside bombs, which had been placed by militants to impede the army’s progress.
In remarks broadcast on Arabic satellite television, Hamas chief, Khaled Meshaal, claimed Israel was making no headway and rockets were still being fired into the country.
He said Hamas would not accept any truce without the withdrawal of all Israeli forces and the lifting of a blockade which was imposed when the Islamists seized power from the legitimate government 18 months ago.
It has been estimated that since the Israeli offensive began on December 27th over 850 people have been killed, including 380 women and children.
Another 3,490 people have been wounded.
YOU GOT MY VOTE 01-11-09, 03:06 AM |
Tanks swarm Gaza as Israel pushes forward
Can anyone tell me what the people of palestine were thinking 18 months ago when they actually voted these crazy islamists to govornment?I mean everyones had a bad government at some stage but when u concider what this group has done 900 plus civians dead alredy, borders closed, world sanctions,no new employment prospects,half of gaza leveled complete poverty the list goes on.Do u think hamas will get a second term?that is if there is anybody still alive to vote.Very sad stuff.
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 07:18 AM |
The soul of Israel is covered in Blood
Any person that is somehow excited by all this is just as bad and you would probably feel better doing some sort of chicken sacrifice and cover yourself in some more blood.. There is nothing noble! there is nothing sane here! nothing! How can the people of Israel be considered as being peaceful people? this is primative thinking where might is right! Never should we ever hear what happened in germany again, for what we see here today is far worse.. far far worse.
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GB 01-11-09, 07:40 AM |
Israeli military response is overkill
Just as Israel had used excessive force in bombing Lebanon; ditto in the Gaza strip. Israel has lots of American made armed UAVs [Unmaned Aerial Vehicles] to deploy 24hrs over the Gaza Strip [an area 25x7 miles] with which to detect the exact coordinates of where Hamas rockets are launched and respond instantly with ASMs [Air To Surface Missles]. There was no need for a massive aerial bombing campaign, nor a need for an invasion.
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 10:08 AM |
Some truth in that o740am. Its the terrorist that have to be inihilated. The rocket attacks could of been stopped long ago. My hat off to Israel. Eternal thanks to Israel sacrifice. Go get em. Rid that reigion of scum. If need be one by one.
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Dagon 01-11-09, 01:15 PM |
referance : Shame by harun, 01-11-09, 09:47 AM
Has it ever occur to you that Israel
does not care for Hamas home made junk rockets.
hardly just turn the other cheek
try to keep up
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Anonymous 01-12-09, 12:32 AM |
Re halocaust 12.10 am
It sounds like the radical muslams of today were like the jews of yesteryear,lets pull together and root out this bunch and give them the same treatment the jews got before they want your backyard.
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 09:40 PM |
Give us back a world with no jihad.
I am surprised that Israel with all these sophisticated and advanced weaponry still haven’t rid the Palestine of the evil hamas. Just imagine if all these weapons were in the hands of hamas,Israel will be non existent for sure. Israel and the USA started this muslim jihad thing,because of the palestinian conflict,which has now become worldwide. Thus,Israel and the USA have the responsibility to rid the world of bad muslims who goes around bombing and killing,indiscrimately, innocent unarmed civilians of the world and brainwashing the minds of children and adults in the name of jihad.
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bob from Canada Eh 01-11-09, 03:20 AM |
kill em all and let God sort them out
The time needed to come for Isreal to have peace like any other country in the world! The Palestinians had there home, and what did they do, they elected a terrorist group, as seen by the world community. Fata has shown that they are ready to live in peace in a autonomous region, for the sake of thier people, so why can’t Hamas see the light. Now thier people are dieing, men, women, and children, is what u want really important, and not what the people want. I am sure that Isreal is set to utterly destroy the Hamas movement and I hope they do! Then the Palestinian people can live in peace, have a positive future for themselves and thier children, and thier children!! Militancy has to stop EVERYWHERE!!
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harun 01-11-09, 09:47 AM |
Shame To Israel
I hate Israel and this very unfair war. Hamas only have few rocket. But Israel (with the help of USA) have aircraft, tropedo, tank and so on. You Israel claim you can win easily, but after 16 days, what you got? Only civilians get killed. I hope Iran can send one of their nuclear bomb to Tel Aviv and definitely this war will stop. Viva Hamas.
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 10:18 AM |
GB. Get your info. stright..
“Israel has lots of American made armed UAVs [Unmaned Aerial Vehicles]”
MADE IN ISRAEL BY ISRAELIES... We supply or sell it to USSR too.
Now about OVERKILL... If we take your adavice and shot where Hamas rockets are launched. we will kill a lot more innocent people-all rockets are launched from privete houses or schools...
And 30.000 rockets from Labanon in 38 days, Is not an Overkill (going to Israeli cities).
I guess You are an “arm chair Commnder”, State only what you know as a FACT, not youe opnion...every one have one. but Israel need the world to help her stop 10.000 rockets going into her cities and not Stupid statement. we take care of the Hamas...Is Your Goverment use Overkill with Abu Sayaff?
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 10:25 AM |
Re:harun, "I hate Israel and this very unfair war. Hamas only have few rocket."
Only...I guess we should give them some more...You are a fool. I hope the guy the step into your house that come to kill you have ONLY 1 GUN,,, so no need to fight back...you are a jerk,
“Only civilians get killed” you right, Hamas toke off their uniforms and dressed as women....You wait 4 Iran...you see how far they reach to help you...They will Fight till: THE LAST GAZAN is Alive....HaHa
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 10:38 AM |
come on Iran
join the war in gazza and help your martyrs terrorist hamas to die. or go ahead and use your atomic bomb to israel and let see who are the soldiers of god. Iran why can you tell the hamas to stop fighting they will listen to you? but not you want them to be sloughtered by the israelis and you Iran are the one killing this peoples you giving them hope that they can defeat the israeles by their kasam missles provided by you Iran. come on Iran join the fight if you are strong nation help your brothers the hamas terrorist. you are a coward Iran like chevez your body just full of words words words and to much talking but you will have your time soon.
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 11:34 AM |
Basura
Cuanta basura hay por el mundo.
Lo mejor de los Reyes Catolicos es que os expulsaron de España.
Viva Hamas.
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 01:35 PM |
Re:harun....read it carefully
Iran and Iraq fight for 10 years. Iran was kicked in the her ass and hounderd of thousand got killed...see IRAN vs. IRAQ
Now US kicked Iraq in 12 days...
How long you think Israel need to kick IRAN?
in 1967 we fight aginst4 states include Iraq. 6 days....
Try to put aside your Aran Imagination, and admit....2-3 days Iran gone to the STONE AGE....
Fool
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 01:37 PM |
Re:harun....read it carefully
Iran and Iraq fight for 10 years. Iran was kicked in the her ass and hounderd of thousand got killed...see IRAN vs. IRAQ
Now US kicked Iraq in 12 days...
How long you think Israel need to kick IRAN?
in 1967 we fight aginst4 states include Iraq. 6 days....
Try to put aside your Arab Imagination, and admit....2-3 days Iran gone to the STONE AGE....
Fool
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secretslave 01-11-09, 02:30 PM |
Israel left PEACE back at that 1947 LINE
salaam = peace
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secretslave 01-11-09, 02:33 PM |
Turned to anti Wisdom at that 1948 Line
salaam,
Of joining anti Wisdom in claims upon anothers garden account because USA nor Harry Truman nor the British NONE of them owned Palestine KINGDOM,
so the TREATY is not valid but rest upon fraud & robbery with many supporters in deeds of work of anti Wisdom in that expansion plan & plots far away from Wisdom.
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secretslave 01-11-09, 02:37 PM |
Exit route back to that 1947 line,,,where Wisdom ruled both gardens of Life
salaam,
For after 1948 anti Wisdom is thy gate upon a walk and choice was that of their own choice,
Wisdom held no choice,,,for accuracy is seen as well as heard in TRUTH
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CHAVEZ. 01-11-09, 03:19 PM |
COWARDS JEWS.
THAT’S RIGHT.MR. chavez called Israel Fucky cowars; yes they deserved to be called like that.Not any strong army in the world now will use this big offensive cleanig or sweeping any body on my way. childrens-women- so on are killed and have nothing to do with hamas.ISRAEL think every body must pay. USA AND ISRAEL SAME CRIMINALS. inmune to JUSTICE.THEY stick together when they do this kind of aggretion.
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G...I...G 01-11-09, 07:43 PM |
Wipe out Hamas, Hisbollah, Evil Iran Leader and All Evil Islamist Militan
Wipe out Hamas, Hisbollah, Evil Iran Leader and All Evil Islamist Leader, and the world will have Peace. Only this bleddy Evil Kind of people who kill their own people and give trouble to the world. I think the world can live without this Evil people. Threy Talk Bullshit behind and the people who obey their bullshit will die for them. Their faith is to encourage those who follow them and commit suicide bomb and fire rocket and get a cerferticate for dying. This is Evil Teaching, from the follower of Satan and Devil. All this people will go to eternal fire when they die. Luke chp; 16: 19-31. Their soul will burn forever and ever.This is GOD ordination.
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G...I...G 01-11-09, 07:50 PM |
Cursed are the people who Curse Israel, Blessed are the people who bless Israel
Cursed are the people who curse Israel and blessed are the people who bless Israel. All this word are in the Bible, and the Bible words is GOD breathing, can’t you all understand,,, those who don’t understand are blinded by Satan and his own faith,, teaching. Eternal fire is waiting for you,,,
not just,Hell. Blessed are the people of God, the God of Israel.
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 08:04 PM |
The real true is coming out...
Abdel Rahman, who is also a senior adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, said that Mashaal and the Hamas leadership were mistaken to think that the Gaza Strip belonged to their movement. “The Gaza Strip belongs to the Palestinian people," he said. “The Gaza Strip is part of Palestine and not a Hamas-owned estate."
“In a separate development, a leaflet distributed by Fatah in Ramallah accused Hamas of targeting dozens of Fatah members in the Gaza Strip. It said many Fatah activists and supporters have been executed by Hamas militiamen in the past two weeks."
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Israeli Pogi 01-11-09, 08:06 PM |
More true
"The official expressed hope that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip would revolt against Hamas when the IDF operation ended. He also expressed hope that Hamas leaders Mahmoud Zahar and Ismail Haniyeh would be tried before a Palestinian court as “war criminals." The Hamas leaders, he charged, were responsible for the death of hundreds of innocent Palestinians. “Ever since they came to power, they brought death and destruction to our people."
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Anonymous 01-11-09, 09:00 PM |
Fight like a man.
True men don’t provoke a fight and then run and hide under the skirts of women and children.
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wipe out hamas 01-11-09, 09:38 PM |
snakes only hide under women and cildren.
Isreal has my support in wiping out the terrorest hamas. unfurtunatly the terrorest are hiding behind women and children to do there evil deeds.
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SS SHAHRI 01-11-09, 11:16 PM |
CRIMINALS TRY TO TALK ABOUT BEING GOOD.
STUPID CRIMINAL..WITH FULL OF INSANITY..
“The real true is coming out...
Abdel Rahman, who is also a senior adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, said that Mashaal and the Hamas leadership were mistaken to think that the Gaza Strip belonged to their movement. “The Gaza Strip belongs to the Palestinian people," he said. “The Gaza Strip is part of Palestine and not a Hamas-owned estate."
Fight like a man.(ISRAEL HAD USED REMOTE CONTROL BOMB...SHOW WHO HAS NO BALLS..)
True men don’t provoke a fight and then run and hide under the skirts of women and children.(STUPID FELLOW..THESE HAMAS PEOPLE HAS NO COUNTRY..SO NO ARMY.HAMAS IS A POLITICAL PARTY.DICKHEAD..HOW SHOULD HAMAS TO DRESS LIKE ARMY..INSTEAD...WHEN THEY FIGHT..THEY FIGHT FOR THIEIR FAMILY AND BROTHERS..NOT FOR THEIR COUNTRY..BECAUSE THE YOU..ISRAEL LIVE IN THIER COUNTRY...REMEMBER..BEFORE 1946..ISRAEL..HAS NO COUTNRY AT ALL..YOU LIVE LIKE A SICK DOG. HISTORY HAD SAID SO..THE MUSLIM HAS NEVER HAD WAR WITH ISREAL IN HISTORY. BUT THEY DID WITH THE CHRISTIANS AND OTHERS. ISRAEL HAS NO BALL TO FIGHT AGAINST CHRISTIAN..THE ROMAN CHRISTIAN HAD SLAUGHTED THE ISRAELS..LIKE COWS..
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anon in America 01-12-09, 12:10 AM |
Halocaust
Throughout my adult life I wondered what was “Really” behind the halocaust in Germany. As Jews had gained a disproportionate level of power which they were using it to their own benefit, I no longer have to ask that question. It is also the reason that so many eastern Europe countries did not mind turning their Jews over to the Nazis.
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