Hamas Says 48 Militants Killed In Gaza Operation

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GAZA, January 19 (RIA Novosti) - Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, said on Monday it had lost 48 fighters over the three weeks of fighting with Israeli troops.

Israel started pulling troops out of Gaza on Sunday, more than three weeks after the start of its assault on the Palestinian enclave of 1.5 million. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised European leaders that Israel will finish the process "as soon as possible."

"We will make up for what we have lost," a Hamas militant wing, Izuddin al Qassam, said in a statement. "Our rocket capability has been preserved and will continue to grow."

Other paramilitary groups operating in Gaza also disclosed their losses on Monday, including Islamic Jihad, 34; People's Resistance Committees, 15; and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, 13.

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RIA NOVOSTI: http://en.rian.ru/world/20090119/119701880.html

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1. And they probably gained a few thousand

not to mention all the addition support they will get from other groups. Top notch job as always Israel, 48 hamas militants killed out of 1,500 dead. Remind me why we continue to support these mother fuckers?

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2. Dup of sorts

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x250717