Gaza civilians left exposed in Israeli invasion

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"With booms from artillery and airstrikes keeping them awake, the 10 members of Lubna Karam's family spent the night huddled in the hallway of their Gaza City home.

Earlier strikes shattered the living room windows, letting cold air pour in. The Karams haven't had electricity for a week and have run out of cooking gas. The family, including three small children younger than four, eats cold, canned beans.

"It's war food," said Karam, 28. "What else can we do?"

As Israel's offensive against Hamas moves from pinpointed airstrikes to ground fighting and artillery shelling, Gaza's civilians are increasingly exposed. Some two dozen civilians were killed within hours after the start of Israel's ground invasion Saturday night.

Israel says eight days of aerial bombardment, followed by the ground invasion, seek to undermine Hamas' ability to fire rockets at the Jewish state. So far, more than 500 Palestinians and four Israelis have been killed. Palestinian and U.N. officials say at least 100 Palestinian civilians are among the dead.

The ground offensives will put Israeli solders, Gaza militants and civilians in much closer quarters.

The guiding principle of Israel's ground invasion is to move in with full force and try to minimize Israeli casualties, Israeli military correspondent Alex Fishman wrote in the daily Yediot Ahronoth. "We'll pay the international price later for the collateral damage and the anticipated civilian casualties," Fishman said."

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[Duckhunter935]

1. I guess the Isreali civilians were

never exposed to rockets/morters or suicide bombers though

Both sides need to stop

[subsuelo]

2. Where does it say that?

:shrug:

[azurnoir]

3. Closest to honesty it gets

The guiding principle of Israel's ground invasion is to move in with full force and try to minimize Israeli casualties, Israeli military correspondent Alex Fishman wrote in the daily Yediot Ahronoth. "We'll pay the international price later for the collateral damage and the anticipated civilian casualties," Fishman said."

in other words "we have people to deal with that" hasbara

[Karenina]

5. I also found that to be a stunning statement.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Its not surprising at all.

Israel has said that the rockets must stop. They will do what is necessary for that to happen. They will deal with the PR issues later. If you know any Sabras, that is perfectly in keeping with their character.

[Orwellian_Ghost]

4. Civilians die in Gaza fighting

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Civilians die in Gaza fighting

Israel says at least 30 soldiers have been wounded in the fighting, two of them seriously

Heavy fighting is reported in Gaza between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters after Israel launched its ground offensive on the territory.

At least 30 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed since fighting began late on Saturday, according to Palestinian medical sources.

An Israeli soldier was killed on Sunday in the fighting, the Israeli army said.

Thousands of Israeli troops entered the Gaza Strip overnight with tanks and helicopters, accompanied by naval support and air strikes.

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