Sunday, January 04, 2009

Israel splits Gaza in two: ground assult begins


Israel Begins Ground Attack in Gaza -Taghreed El-Khodary & Isabel Kershner

Israeli tanks and troops swept across the border into Gaza on Saturday night, opening a ground war against Hamas after a week of intense airstrikes.
(New York Times)


Israeli Public in No Mood for Compromise -Kim Sengupta

The overwhelming view among Israelis in Jerusalem was that their government was right to attack Gaza and the offensive should go on for as long as it takes.

Domestic opposition has been much more muted than in past wars, and even in those areas deemed to be Jerusalem's most liberal, the mood was generally uncompromising.

"I feel terribly sorry for the poor people of Gaza, but this had to happen," said Alona Keren, 34. "I have friends in the army and some of them may not come back from such an operation. But I am afraid that is the price we must prepare ourselves to pay."
(Independent-UK)


Breaking News from Jerusalem Post

2 comments:

LHwrites said...

Sad and scary. Hopefully, if they are going to do all this and risk all this, they will accomplish their goals and end the terrible threat of missile attacks.

Bruce said...

Indeed. I hope they maximize their goals on this operation. It would be a pity to leave Hamas in power.