House to house fighting in Gaza

[bemildred]

Israeli tanks, planes and ground forces have stepped up attacks on Gaza during the day as they seek to wipe out the threat of Hamas rockets. Troops have encircled Gaza city and there has been house to house fighting in the outskirts of the city and in the north of the territory. Gaza has effectively been cut in half by the incursion and aid agencies have spoken of a desperate humanitarian situation in places.

Despite the ferocity of the Israeli assault the rocket attacks have continued and Hamas has issued defiant statements. At the same time intense diplomatic activity, involving European, Arab and Russian input is underway. But there seems little prospect for a ceasefire any time soon.

http://www.euronews.net/en/article/05/01/2009/israeli-tanks-planes-and-ground-forces-have-steppped-up-attacks-on-gaza/

[Vegasaurus]

1. Hamas's defiance

shows their lack of care for their own people.

The fact that their own people will suffer and die because Hamas refuses to negotiate or simply cease their rocket fire shows the true depth of their heinousness.

[madeline_con]

2. FOUR Israelis killed.

"The fact that their own people will suffer and die" is Israel's fault. They are only continuing the genocide they began after WWII.

[Kurska]

5. World worst genocide Considering the palestinian population has more then doubled since then

Jews must be terrible at genocide, or they might not be trying to do one.

[EFerrari]

3. I hope you never need the sense to come out of the rain. n/t

[ohio2007]

4. going house to house isn't going to uproot Hamas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFl51__Q9Gc&eurl=

[Kurska]

6. Hamas fighters don't have the balls to fight rattenkrieg!

They aren't comfortable unless they are hiding behind a shield of civilians and using ambulances as military transports. They would never fight from room to room, they just want to fight from behind one crib after another.

It's sickening, it really is.